The QNB Stars League Week 2 fixtures on Saturday are Al Gharafa vs Al Sailiya (17:30) and Al Duhail vs Al Khor (19:40) at the Khalifa International Stadium.
Al Gharafa vs Al Sailiya
Al Gharafa will be out to beat Al Sailiya as they are keen to open the account, having lost to Qatar SC in their opener.
The Cheetahs did creditably well last season by finishing fourth. They will be keen to be in top four this time as well.
New coach Christian Gourcuff was eager to keep the players focused ahead of the Al Sailiya clash. He would hope the likes of Wesley Sneijder, Mehdi Taremi and Vladimir Weiss deliver the goods.
For his part, Al Sailiya’s Tunisian coach Sami Trabelsi knows that Al Gharafa would be tough opponents. He was not fully happy with their performance against Umm Salal even though they won through a last-gasp goal. However, the three points made him delighted.
Al Sailiya would also hope striker Abdulqadir Ilyas, who netted both their goals against Umm Salal, continue his scoring spree.
Al Duhail vs Al Khor
The game is crucial for both sides. Al Duhail won their opener against promoted Al Shahaniya, but lost the services of forward Ismail Mohammed for almost this season due to an injury.
They are also without influential midfielder Karim Boudiaf, who too is recovering from an injury.
The Red Knights’ Tunisian coach Nabil Maaloul wants to avoid any new injuries to his players as they also have their AFC Champions League quarterfinal against Iran’s Persepolis coming up.
Al Khor coach Adel Sellimi expressed happiness about his players’ determination to achieve a positive result though they are well aware of the fact that they have an uphill task on hand, given Al Duhail are the holders and are in great form.
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