Friday, 12th March, 2021

18:15 kick-off at Al Sadd Stadium

Al Rayyan face Al Arabi in Week 19 of the 2020-21 season QNB Stars League. The kick-off is at 18:15 at the Al Sadd Stadium on Friday, 12th March, 2021.

Both Al Rayyan and Al Arabi are strong competitors, with many titles to their credit, and have passionate fan following.

Al Rayyan had climbed from fourth to third position with 31 points after they defeated Al Ahli 3-1 in Week 18.

The Lions have registered nine victories, four draws and five defeats, and have a goal difference of +9 (25 goals for and 16 against).

Al Arabi too improved their position, from seventh to sixth, with 26 points after defeating Qatar SC 1-0 in Week 18. The Dream Team have the same number of points as Al Ahli, but are placed ahead on better goal difference (-2 as against Al Ahli’s -9).

Al Arabi have registered seven victories, five draws and six defeats, and have scored 22 goals and conceded 24.

Al Rayyan coach Laurent Blanc has at his disposal players like goalkeeper Saoud Al Hajri, Shoja Khalilzadeh, Franck Kom, Yacine Brahimi, Abdulaziz Hatem, Yohan Boli and Gabriel Mercado.

Blanc’s Al Arabi counterpart Heimir Hallgrimsson boasts of players such as goalkeeper Mahmoud Abunada, Marc Martinez, Mehrdad Mohammadi, Sebastian Soria, Yousef Msakni, Ahmed Fathy, Aron Gunnarsson and Mohammed Salah El Neel.

Al Rayyan and Al Arabi had played out a 1-1 draw in the first leg of 2020-21 season QNB Stars League.