Al Arabi go head to head against Al Gharafa in round twenty of the Qatar stars league. The big game will take place at the Al Arabi stadium on Thursday. Al Arabi are eighth in the table with twenty points and have not won in their last three games. The Dream Team will be looking to snatch the three points against their rivals.

Oswaldo Oliviera, the head coach of Al Arabi, praised Al Gharafa’s team ahead of the game “It will be a tough game against Gharafa, they have many skilled players, it is also a disciplined and strong team.” 

“Gharafa are in a decline at this time and is it an opportunity for us to win, everyone has problems and gaps may occur in the games but everyone defends their club crest,” added the Brazilian head coach at the press conference on Wednesday.

Oswaldo also added that “I saw the last match of Al Gharafa and they have very nice players. They face some problems in midfield they and want to fight for recovery in the league. this makes them dangerous than they have been so far in the league, so we know we are facing a tough opponent.”

Al Gharafa are currently struggling for form as they have won only one of their last five games. The Cheetahs will try their best to take this opportunity to get back to winning ways. Pedro Caixinha, the head coach of Al Gharafa, is looking forward to the big game, “If we still want to follow our goal in the league, we have 7 matches left to do it. We have some points to fight for so we need these next three points against Al Arabi.”

Speaking about the string of poor results, Caixinha added, “Sadness and disappointment is how I describe my feeling related to the last couple of matches. Muaither and Wakrah were at the bottom of the table and we were still unable to win.”

“When I go to the games I always think about winning but I also think about the process of winning. In these games, I didn’t see the process. Judging by these games it seems like we are not ready to finish in the top four but we are working on improving and we will analyze our mistakes and try to get more points,” added the Portuguese tactician.