Stars League · Regular Season - 9
Al Sadd vs Al-Rayyan SC
Sun 8 Nov 2026 · 16:30 UTC · Ahmed bin Ali Stadium, Lai Yang
Al Sadd host Al-Rayyan SC on Sun 8 Nov 2026 (Stars League); provisional chances from the two squads' Elo: Al Sadd 40%, draw 29%, Al-Rayyan SC 31%.
- Average value of the expected XI: Al Sadd €2.9M, Al-Rayyan SC €2.2M.
- Home advantage makes Al Sadd the favourite here: it adds 6 points to their win chance.
- Stars League: Meshaal Barsham is the highest-rated goalkeeper (2047).
- Style contrast in dribbling (Stars League): Al Sadd rank #4 of 11, Al-Rayyan SC #9.
- Al-Rayyan SC are unbeaten in their last 5 matches.
Provisional prediction
From both squads' Elo. The final prediction appears once the line-ups are confirmed, about 20–30 minutes before kick-off.
Most likely scores
Provisional, from both squads' Elo. Al Sadd goals first.
- 1–114%
- 1–09%
- 0–09%
- 2–19%
- 0–18%
- 1–27%
- Other scores44%
Team Elo: Al Sadd 1931 · Al-Rayyan SC 1943
Probable line-ups
Most starts in each club's last 5 matches.
Players to watch
Highest EAR = Elo Above Replacement, football's version of baseball's WAR (Wins Above Replacement). Every rated match scores a player against the average performance for their position: better adds to EAR, worse subtracts. EAR180 adds up the last 180 days (current form); EAR career adds up every rated match. Our predictions add EAR180 to a player's Elo, about 37 Elo points per EAR point. (Elo Above Replacement over the last 180 days) in each expected eleven. Elo after each match, last three years.
Al Sadd · EAR = Elo Above Replacement, football's version of baseball's WAR (Wins Above Replacement). Every rated match scores a player against the average performance for their position: better adds to EAR, worse subtracts. EAR180 adds up the last 180 days (current form); EAR career adds up every rated match. Our predictions add EAR180 to a player's Elo, about 37 Elo points per EAR point. +3.1 (Good) · Elo 2046
Al-Rayyan SC · EAR = Elo Above Replacement, football's version of baseball's WAR (Wins Above Replacement). Every rated match scores a player against the average performance for their position: better adds to EAR, worse subtracts. EAR180 adds up the last 180 days (current form); EAR career adds up every rated match. Our predictions add EAR180 to a player's Elo, about 37 Elo points per EAR point. +1.8 (Good) · Elo 2021
Form
Last five matches; the number is the team Elo of the eleven that started.
Al Sadd
1st in Stars League · 18 pts from 8
- 2 NovDAl-Ahli Jeddah AFC Champions League1966
- 30 OctWAl Shamal Qatar Stars League1945
- 26 OctDAl-Qadisiyah FC AFC Champions League1923
- 22 OctWAl Shahaniya Qatar Stars League1954
- 18 OctLAl-Duhail SC Qatar Stars League1957
Al-Rayyan SC
2nd in Stars League · 18 pts from 8
- 4 NovWAl-Nahda AFC Cup1828
- 31 OctDAl-Arabi SC Qatar Stars League1927
- 28 OctWAl-Nahda AFC Cup1967
- 23 OctWAl-Sailiya Qatar Stars League1851
- 18 OctDAl-Gharafa Qatar Stars League1936
Season outlook
From the Stars League simulation.
| Club | Pts now | Pred. pts | Title | Top 4 | Bottom 3 | Most likely |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Sadd | 18 /8 | 23.4 | 44% | 100% | 0% | 1st |
| Al-Rayyan SC | 18 /8 | 22.6 | 22% | 100% | 0% | 3rd |
Each bar is one finishing position, 1st on the left to 12th on the right; the taller the bar, the likelier that finish.
Team Elo history
Starting-eleven Team Elo in league matches, last three years.
Coach Elo history
Elo after each match, last three years (the whole career if shorter).
Coach DNA: possession-based
Coach DNA: balanced profile
Playing style
How both clubs play against their own league (2024–2026).
Al Sadd: possession-based (how Răzvan Lucescu plays) · Al-Rayyan SC: balanced profile (how Vicente Moreno plays)