About Match
Al Rayyan go into the game 3rd in the table on 7 points; Al Gharafa sit 9th on 3 — a 4-point gap. In league terms the two rates read 1.33/0.67 for Al Rayyan and 1.33/2.67 for Al Gharafa (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.83. Three points here take Al Rayyan to 10 and up to 1st, assuming other results stand.
Al Gharafa have been beaten in three straight games, having scored in 6 consecutive games.
13 meetings are on record — 4 won by Al Rayyan, 8 by Al Gharafa, 1 drawn, at 4 goals per meeting. 62% of these meetings ended in a home win. Goals tend to flow: 92% of the meetings produced three or more, and both sides scored in 85%.
Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium in Doha stages the fixture, a ground that holds 20,000.