Match Report
The table read 2nd (Al Rayyan, 38 pts) against 7th (Al-Arabi SC, 32 pts), 6 points apart. Per game in the league, Al Rayyan were scoring 2.09 and conceding 1.45, Al-Arabi SC 1.68 and 1.86, against a competition average of 1.66 goals per team per game.
Al Rayyan carried a 5-game unbeaten run into this, having scored in 11 consecutive games.
The sides have met 10 times in the GioScore results database: 7 wins for Al Rayyan, 2 draws and 1 for Al-Arabi SC, at 2.8 goals per meeting. Expect goals on precedent — three or more in 60% of the meetings, and both sides scored in 60%. Where history says 2.8 goals per meeting, the last five say 3.6.
Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium staged the fixture, a ground that holds 40,740. Al Rayyan led 2-0 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 4-0 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Al Rayyan: Rodrigo (26'), Róger Guedes (42'), Khalid Ali Sabah (49'), Wesley (71')
Key stats
Possession: Al Rayyan 44% · Al-Arabi SC 56% · Total shots: 12-11 · On target: 7-3 · Corners: 5-3