DOHA. Al Rayyan topped Al Arabi 3-2 thanks to R. Guedes who scored in the 22nd, 47th and 56th minute. Al Arabi was truly superior in terms of ball possession (64%).
The match was played at the Al Thumama Stadium stadium in Doha. The referee was Mohammed Ahmed Al-Sherif assisted by Saoud Ahmed Al Maqaleh and Khalid Ayed Khalaf. The 4th official was Mohammed Ahmed Al Obedly. The weather was clear sky. The temperature was pleasant at 20.53 degrees Celsius or 68.95 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 46%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Al Arabi had a strong ball possession 64% while Al Rayyan was struggling with a 36% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Al Arabi was more aggressive with 119 dangerous attacks and 26 shots of which 9 were on target. Anyhow, Al Rayyan was able to find the solution to win this encounter.
Al Arabi shot 26 times, 9 on target, 10 off target. Talking about the opposition, Al Rayyan shot 9 times, 6 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Al Arabi received 3 yellow cards (Amir Hassan Katol, Youssef Msakni and Younes Ali). On the other side, Al Rayyan received 4 yellow cards (Khaled Muftah, Rodrigo, Moameen Mutasem and Ahmed Al Minhali).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Al Arabi stays with 18 points like Al Duhail to hold in the 6th place. On the other side, Al Rayyan will has 28 points like Al Wakrah to sit in the 3rd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premier League, Al Arabi will play away with Umm Salal on the 14th of February with a 15-12 head to head statistic in favor of Al Arabi (11 draws).
Al Rayyan will play away against Qatar SC on the 15th of February with a 22-10 head to head record in favor of Al Rayyan (5 draws).
Al Arabi – Formation
Al Arabi
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Al Arabi started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Younes Ali Rahmati decided to play with the following team: Jasem Adel Al Hail , Helal Mohammed , Abdou Diallo , Simo Keddari , Jassem Gaber Abdulsallam , Ahmed Fathi , Mohamed Taabouni , Youssef Msakni , Abdullah Marafee , Marco Verratti and Omar Al-Somah .
The home team had on the bench: Yousuf Muftah, Mohamed Sayyar, Abdulrahman Anad, Rafinha Alcântara , Mohammed Alaa Eldin, Abdulla Al-Salati, Ibrahim Nasser Kala , Abdulaziz Al Ansari, Ahmed Moein, Salem Reda Salem, Amir Hassan Katol and Rami Suhail Ali .
Substitutions
Al Arabi made 3 changes: Abdullah Marafee for Rafinha Alcântara (46′), Mohamed Taabouni for Ibrahim Nasser Kala (62′) and Helal Mohammed for Rami Suhail Ali (90′).
Player of the match: Marco Verratti
The most impressive player for Al Arabi was Marco Verratti.
His rating is with 119 passes (92% accurate) and 7 key passes. He won 6 duels out of 8. He performed 8 crosses.
Al Rayyan – Formation
Al Rayyan
Al Rayyan started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
José Leonardo Nunes Alves Sousa Jardim played with: Fahad Younes , André Amaro , Shogo Taniguchi , Khaled Muftah , Murad Naji , Rodrigo , Abdulaziz Hatem , Thiago Mendes , Ahmed Al Minhali , Róger Guedes and Achraf Bencharki .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Bassam Al-Rawi , Rodrigo Tabata, Naif Al Hadhrami, Ahmed Al-Rawi, Gabriel Pereira , Tameem Mansour Al-Abdullah, Abdulla Al Ali, Ali Qadry, Saud Al Hajiri, Ibrahim Ali, Sami Mazen Dauleh and Moameen Mutasem .
Al Rayyan could not rely on the presence of Gabriel Pereira (injured).
Substitutions
Al Rayyan made 3 changes: Rodrigo for Gabriel Pereira (64′), Achraf Bencharki for Moameen Mutasem (90′) and Murad Naji for Bassam Al-Rawi (68′).
Player of the match: Róger Guedes
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Al Rayyan was Róger Guedes.
His rating is with 3 goals, 26 passes (85% accurate) and 0 key passes.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premier League.
