Al Khor, the only team yet to register a victory in this season’s QNB Stars League, face a tough task when they host Al Rayyan in Week 8. The kick-off is at 17:40 on Saturday, 6th October.
Al Khor are at the bottom of the table with two points, while Al Rayyan have 14 points from four wins and two draws.
While Al Khor badly want to move away from the danger zone, Al Rayyan cannot afford to drop points as they seek to keep pace with top teams Al Sadd and Al Duhail in that order. The Kings are also behind Al Sailiya.
Despite the big difference in the table, the game will be open as both teams seek points.
Al Khor had lost 0-1 to Umm Salal, whereas Al Rayyan defeated Al Shahania 1-0 in the previous round.
However, Al Khor have a game in hand as their Week 5 fixture against Al Sadd was rescheduled due to the latter’s AFC Champions League commitment.
Al Khor are under new French coach Bernard Casoni after they parted ways with Tunisian Adel Sellimi and put Under-23 coach Omar Najhi in charge.
Casoni began his coaching career in 1999 with Olympique Marseille. He was also at the helm of Club Africain and Etoile du Sahel in Tunisia.
The 57-year-old was a player of repute as well.
Al Rayyan are aware of the fact that Al Khor are tricky opponents, especially while playing at home. So Argentinian Rodolfo Arruabarrena’s men will spare no effort in pursuit of their fifth victory.
Source: qsl.qa