Al Sailiya face Al Ahli in Week 9 of the 2022-2023 season QNB Stars League at the Al Ahli Stadium on Thursday, January 12, 2023. The kick-off is at 16:15.
Al Sailiya fell to the 12th place with four points following their 0-2 loss to Al Rayyan in the last round.
Sami Trabelsi’s wards have only one victory and a draw to show for their efforts even as they suffered six defeats.
Incidentally, it was Al Rayyan’s first victory in this season’s QNB Stars League.
On the other hand, Al Ahli, who lost 1-2 to leaders Al Arabi in the last round, are in fifth place with 10 points (two wins, four draws and two losses).
Al Ahli coach Nebojsa Jovovic will be keen on the three points in their bid break into the top four.
Al Sailiya are going through a difficult stage. The Peregrines will rely more on the attacking duo of Mohammed Mudather and Swedish player Cergio Carlos in addition to Bilal Saidani and others.
Al Ahli bank mainly on Jordanian Yazan Al Naimat, Abdulrashid Ibrahim, Al Dokali Al Sayed, Mohammed Hussein Kanaani and Ali Qaderi.