On Jan 11th, Al Ta’ee will play host to Al Hilal in a meeting of these two closely matched Pro League teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 18 degrees, a perfect day for football. Al Ta’ee is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against Al Hazm. Knowledge Musona struck first for Al Ta’ee in the %Minute minute of the %HalfNumber half’s stoppage time on a feed from Al Haizan, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else At the end of 90 a dissapointed Al Hazm couldn’t manage to score, and Al Ta’ee took the shutout win. Al Ta’ee is looking for direction having 5 win and 5 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Al Hilal recorded a 3-2 win against Al Faisaly. Raphael Silva struck first for Al Faisaly in the 6th minute, then Romain Amalfitano added another in the 48th minute But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback victory in the 79th minute on a goal by Bafetimbi Gomis. Al Hilal is looking for direction having earned 14 points in their last 10 matches.
Al Ta’ee and Al Hilal last played eachother at the King Fahd International Stadium on Aug 14th. Al Hilal was victorious by a score of 1 to 0. Saleh Al Shehri struck first for Al Hilal in the %Minute minute of the %HalfNumber half’s stoppage time on a feed from Al Dawsari, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Al Ta’ee couldn’t muster any offence and Al Hilal ran away with the shutout win.
Al Hilal’s most prolific scorer has been Bafetimbi Gomis. He has netted three goals over the last five matches. Al Ta’ee’s top weapon lately has been Knowledge Musona, who has 3 goals in the last 5 matches.