Battling Al-Rayyan hope to pull off an upset when they play top side Al Nairyah in the upcoming league round. It’s 11th vs 4th and the home regulars will have so-so expectations.
Al-Rayyan and Al Nairyah should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Al-Rayyan form and stats
5 victories, 3 draws and 4 defeats. That’s what Al-Rayyan have to build on here at Al Jubail Club Stadium in the Division 2.
Al-Rayyan are returning here after visiting Sajer and winning with a 3-2 scoreline.
Before that, Al-Rayyan drew at home versus Al Zulfi.Al-Rayyan are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 13 goals in 12 games. Al-Rayyan are not conceding a lot of goals here at Al Jubail Club Stadium in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 10 from 12 matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Al Nairyah form and stats
4 wins, 4 draws and 4 losses. That’s the product of Al Nairyah playing as the away team in the Division 2 this season. Two points from the last two away games for Al Nairyah, which the math geniuses among you will translate to two draws.
The regulars enjoyed Nairyah's previous fixture versus Al Sharq (placed 16th), a 2-0 win played at home.
A 0-0 draw at Al-Kawkab's stadium before that.The attacking power of Al Nairyah when travelling is not overwhelming with 10 goals scored from 12 league matches away. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (11 so far). There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
These opponents have battled earlier this season: Al Nairyah - Al-Rayyan 2-0. Head-2-head stats last three meetings: zero - one - two (Al-Rayyan wins - draws - Al Nairyah wins). As for goals, one match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two had two or less.
Al-Rayyan missing players
Al Nairyah missing players
| Al-Rayyan | Al Nairyah | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 24 | 12 | 3 | Played | P | 5 | 12 | 24 |
| 7 | 5 | 1 | Won | W | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 10 |
| 11 | 4 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 25 | 13 | 2 | Scored | S | 9 | 10 | 33 |
| 29 | 10 | 3 | Conceded | C | 4 | 11 | 21 |
| 92% | 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 75% | 79% |
| 79% | 75% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 80% | 58% | 67% |
| 38% | 25% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 60% | 33% | 42% |
| 12% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 20% | 8% | 25% |
| 4% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 8% |
| 50% | 33% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 80% | 42% | 50% |
| 29% | 42% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 20% | 33% | 38% |
| 29% | 33% | 67% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 50% | 33% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Al Najma | 24 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 41 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 25 | 56 |
| 2 | Al Safa | 24 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 34 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 45 |
| 3 | Bisha | 24 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 31 | 17 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 41 |
| 4 | Al Nairyah | 24 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 33 | 21 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 23 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 40 |
| 5 | Al-Kawkab | 24 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 21 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 40 |
| 6 | Al Zulfi | 24 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 37 | 26 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 25 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 36 |
| 7 | Al Rawdhah | 24 | 7 | 13 | 4 | 32 | 24 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 8 | 34 |
| 8 | Wajj | 24 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 31 | 33 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 22 | -2 | 33 |
| 9 | Al Jeel | 24 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 25 | 26 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 20 | -1 | 32 |
| 10 | Al Ansar | 24 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 27 | 35 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 18 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 17 | -8 | 31 |
| 11 | Al-Rayyan | 24 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 25 | 29 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 19 | -4 | 27 |
| 12 | Al-Washm | 24 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 32 | 31 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 18 | 1 | 26 |
| 13 | Al Shuaib | 24 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 22 | 37 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 23 | -15 | 22 |
| 14 | Al Suqoor | 24 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 27 | 41 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 22 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 19 | -14 | 16 |
| 15 | Sajer | 24 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 15 | 38 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 19 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 19 | -23 | 14 |
| 16 | Al Sharq | 24 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 19 | 44 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 21 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 23 | -25 | 14 |
