Al Shahania take on El Jaish in round twenty of the QSL. The match will take place at the Al Arabi stadium on Saturday.Al Shahaniya are in the drop zone in twelfth position with sixteen points. The Oryxes will be looking for the win against an out of form El Jaish.

Igor Stimac, the head coach of Al Shahania had this to say about the upcoming game, “El Jaish is a great team, they are fourth in the league. They lost a couple of games and probably psychologically shocked after losing the AFC Champions League qualifying game. I am satisfied with my team, everyone is giving their all, they're staying for video work after training so that is all that I need from my players.”

“We don’t need to hide that we are looking forward to winning the game. I’m very confident in my players I can feel the mentality of the players. And if we win it can take us out of the danger zone,” added the Croatian.

Stimac also spoke about his team's chances of survival, “I trust my team and players for staying in the league. They understand and implement everything I tell them. We work as a family and that’s what we need.” 

 
El Jaish, fresh from being knocked out of the AFC Champions League are finding it difficult to win matches as they are now fourth in the table. The Soldiers will be gunning for the win to get themselves back on track.

Sabri Lamouchi, the head coach of El Jaish, made no qualms about the situation his team is in, “It’s a tough moment for El Jaish now especially after exiting Champions League. Now against Shahania, we need to win this game to get back in the league and we need to score goals because you can only win if you score goals.”

“With the new coach Shahania is a different team with a new system, new players, and fresh perspective. They had good games previously and we are looking forward to a tough game,” added the Frenchman.

Lamouchi also spoke about his team’s lack of goals scored, “We must work more to try again and never give up. We can’t say that the performance was bad but we are struggling with goals. We lost confidence and personality but I can’t say anything about my players they are trying their best.”