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<p>Both Al Gharafa and Umm Salal will be eyeing nothing less than full points when they clash in Week 5 of the QNB Stars League. The kick-off is at 18:00 at the Al Arabi Stadium on Friday, 14th September.</p><p>Al Gharafa are sixth in the standings with seven points and Umm Salal are close behind them on four points.</p><p>Al Gharafa started off the 2018-19 season on a losing note after suffering a 1-3 defeat to Qatar SC. But they recovered to beat Al Sailiya (2-1) and Al Ahli (4-0). In between, The Cheetahs held formidable Al Sadd to a 1-1 draw.</p><p>Umm Salal have only one victory (4-1 over Al Ahli) to their credit. They succeeded in holding Al Rayyan to a 1-1 draw, but lost to Al Sailiya (1-2) and Al Arabi (1-5).</p><p>Both sides are under the tutelage of French coaches since the start of this season.</p><p>Christian Gourcuff replaced Turk Bulent Uygun at Al Gharafa, while Laurent Banide came to Umm Salal in place of ex-Moroccan international Talal El Karkouri, who had also played for The Orange Fortress.</p><p>In the QSL Cup first round played during the international break last week, Al Gharafa were held 1-1 by Qatar SC, while Umm Salal defeated Al Arabi 1-0.</p><p>They had mixed luck in Week 4 of the QNB Stars League. While Al Gharafa had it easy over Al Ahli (4-0), Umm Salal lost big-time to Al Arabi (1-5).</p><p>It may be recalled that Al Gharafa had pipped Umm Salal to the fifth position last season in the last round and thus qualified for the Qatar Cup.</p><p><strong>Tickets can be purchased online at:</strong></p><p><a href="mailto:[email protected]"><strong>tickets.qsl.qa</strong></a></p&gt;