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# Goalless draw between Al-Gharafa and Al-Rayyan SC in Qatar Stars League

The match between Al-Gharafa and Al-Rayyan SC in the sixth round of the Qatar Stars League ended in a goalless draw, amid a sending-off for an Al-Gharafa player in stoppage time.

[Youssef Darwish](https://riyadaty.com/en/author/youssef-darwish-4) Editor Published 18 October 2026، 21:47 ، updated 21:42 Saudi time

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Goalless draw between Al-Gharafa and Al-Rayyan SC in Qatar Stars League

The match between [Al-Gharafa](https://riyadaty.com/en/team/al-gharafa-70) and [Al-Rayyan SC](https://riyadaty.com/en/team/al-rayyan-sc-67), held yesterday evening at 19:45 Damascus time as part of the sixth round of the [Qatar Stars League](https://riyadaty.com/en/competition/qatar-stars-league-5) for the 2026 season, ended in a goalless draw.

The match saw an Al-Gharafa player sent off in the 90+6 minute, with Al-Gharafa finishing the match with ten players after the red card was shown in stoppage time.

Al-Rayyan SC player [Mahmud Abunada](https://riyadaty.com/en/player/mahmud-ibrahim-abunada-2096) received the man of the match award with a rating of 7.28, after playing the full 90 minutes and recording one save for his team.

Statistically, Al-Rayyan SC dominated proceedings with 58 percent possession compared to 42 percent for Al-Gharafa, while Al-Rayyan SC had 14 shots compared to just 4 for their hosts, including 3 shots on target for Al-Rayyan SC against one for Al-Gharafa.

Al-Rayyan SC's expected goals (xg) value stood at 0.98 compared to 0.29 for Al-Gharafa, while Al-Rayyan SC earned 5 corner kicks compared to 3 for Al-Gharafa, and Al-Rayyan SC committed 22 fouls compared to 14 for Al-Gharafa.

In terms of cards, Al-Gharafa received 5 yellow cards compared to 4 for Al-Rayyan SC, in addition to the red card received by the Al-Gharafa player in the final minutes.

With this result, Al-Rayyan SC top the league standings with 13 points from 5 matches after achieving 4 wins and one draw without any defeat, with a goal difference of 10 to 2, while Al-Gharafa occupy tenth place with 4 points from 5 matches after one win, one draw and three defeats, with a goal difference of 6 to 11.

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