Al Gharafa and Al Arabi are looking to be back on the winning path when they clash against each other in Week 8 of the QNB Stars League on 5th October.
Al Gharafa had lost to Al Kharaitiyat 0-2, while Al Arabi suffered a defeat at the hands of Al Sailiya exactly by the same margin.
Al Gharafa are seventh in the standings with seven points from two wins and a draw, whereas Al Arabi are sixth with 12 points from four victories.
Al Arabi will be keen to storm back into the top four.
As for Al Gharafa, they are coming off three successive defeats and are eager to make a turnaround in their fortunes.
Al Gharafa have scored 12 goals conceding 14, whereas Al Arabi netted 11 and conceded 14.
The match will also be noted for the tactical conflict between Al Gharafa’s French coach Christian Gourcuff and Al Arabi’s Croatian master Luka Bonacic.
Al Gharafa are sorely missing the services of star Dutch attacking midfielder Wesley Sneijder, who is nursing a muscle strain. But they have in their ranks Vladimir Weiss and Mehdi Taremi.
Mailson de Farias and Mohammed El Neel are to lead Al Arabi’s challenge.
Source: qsl.qa