Al-Gharafa SC vs Al-Rayyan SC Prediction: Both teams will find the net

Al-Gharafa is yet to win a game in the league as they look forward to their third league game of the season against Al-Rayyan at the Al-Gharafa Stadium. Al-Rayyan on the other hand has won a game and lost one of the two games played this season. The last time both teams met was in the Qatar Cup and Al-Rayyan emerged victorious in that game. This encounter has all the signs of a cracker as both teams will come out for goals and we are in for all of it. Please see the carefully prepared tips.

Form: LD

Al-Gharafa started their season on an average note as they settled at a stalemate against Al-Khor. Both teams were unable to find the net in that game and it all ended in a goalless draw. In their second and most recent league game against Al-Ahli, Gharafa was defeated by a narrow 1-0 victory. They are now winless in the league this season with a draw and a loss from the two games played.

Form: LW

Al-Rayyan started their season on a phenomenal note as they secured a sensational 3-1 victory over Umm Salal in their season opener. The first half of that game ended in a goalless draw but Al-Rayyan turned things around and got 3 goals in the second half. However, they fell to their knees in their second and most recent league game against Al-Duhail as they were utterly annihilated with a 4-0 scoreline. The goals just kept on coming in without any response from Rayyan. Al-Rayyan is now 6th placed in the league table with a win and a loss from the two games played. 

Al-Gharafa currently leads in their H2H statistics in their last 20 encounters with 10 wins, while Al-Rayyan plays catch up with 7 wins and 3 draws.

Firstly, I'd like to state that it’s always a high-scoring encounter whenever these teams meet as there has been a total of over 2.5 goals in 7 of their last 8 encounters. Both teams have also found the net in 6 of their last 8 meetings. We’ll follow this trend here and our prediction is for a total of over 2.5 goals. Gharafa has the home advantage but their recent form states otherwise and we cannot entirely rely on them for the win here. A win or draw and a total of over 1.5 goals for Al-Rayyan is our second prediction for this game. 

• Al-Rayyan is without a clean sheet in their last 3 encounter
• There have been more than 2.5 goals in 7 of their last 8 games
• Both teams have found the net in 6 of their last 8 games
• There have been more than 4.5 cards in 4 of their last 5 games.