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<p><strong>Thursday, 19th September, 2019</strong></p><p><strong>19:00 kick-off at Al Sadd Stadium</strong></p><p>Al Gharafa and Al Ahli face off in the highlight match in Week 4 of the 2019-20 season QNB Stars League.</p><p>Both teams are on a high, having registered two victories each. Al Gharafa are second in the table with seven points and Al Ahli fourth with six points.</p><p>Al Gharafa had the same number of points (seven) as Al Arabi, but the latter occupied the top spot on better goal difference (+6 as against Al Gharafa’s +5).</p><p>Al Gharafa, who scored six goals and conceded one, are unbeaten, while Al Ahli had lost a game (1-3 to Al Arabi). Al Ahli have a goal difference of +2, having scored seven goals and conceded five.</p><p>The Cheetah’s victories were against Al Shahania (3-0) and Qatar SC (3-1), and they held Al Rayyan to a goalless draw.</p><p>Al Ahli, nicknamed The Brigadiers, had won against Al Sailiya (3-0) and Al Khor (3-2).</p><p>Both teams are ambitious to remain in the top four and that adds spark to the contest.</p><p>Both sides have outstanding players in their ranks and the contest is likely to be offensive.</p><p>Slavisa Jokanovic-coached Al Gharafa boast of Algerian stars Sofiane Hanni and Adlene Guedioura, besides Ahmed Alaaeldin and Othman Al Yahri.</p><p>Al Ahli, under Ruben de la Barrera, also have a star-studded line-up that includes Nabil El Zahr, Mohamed Diame and Abel Mathias.</p>