Al Sailiya take on Al Rayyan in a QNB Stars League Week 10 thriller on Thursday, 25th October. The kick-off is at 19:30 at the Al Ahli Stadium.

Al Sailiya are third on 16 points from eight games. They have a match against Al Duhail from Week 5, which will now be played on 30th October.

The Peregrines have won five matches while losing two and drawing one. They have a goal difference of +5 having scored 15 and conceded 10.

Al Rayyan are close behind in the fourth position with 15 points from nine matches. The Lions have registered four wins. They lost two games and drew three to have a goal difference of -1, having scored eight goals and conceded nine.

The clash will also be noted for the one between the top-four sides. Naturally, both teams would not want to drop points, with Umm Salal (14 points), Al Ahli and Al Arabi (both 12 points) breathing down their neck.

Al Rayyan played out a 1-1 draw with Al Gharafa, while Al Sailiya crashed to a 1-3 defeat against Al Shahania in the previous round.

Al Rayyan have players such as Rodrigo Tabata, Mohammed Alaaeldin, Lucca Borges and Sebastian Soria who can make a difference, whereas Nadir Belhadj, Abdulqadir Ilyas, Rachid Tiberkanine and Abdulkarim Salem Al Ali are to lead Al Sailiya’s charge.