In this week 21 match on the 17th of February, Al Batin will play host to Al Nassr in a clash of the Pro League. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 17 degrees, a perfect day for football. In their last match, Al Batin recorded a 1-3 loss against Al Ta’ee. Jamal Ba Jandooh scored the first goal for Al Ta’ee in the 55th minute, then Maurício tied it up for Al Batin in the 69th minute on a feed from Youssef El Jebli. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 3rd placed Al Nassr, recorded a 0-3 loss against Al Ittihad. da Silva struck first for Al Ittihad in the 6th minute on a penalty kick, then Abdulaziz Ali Al Bishi added another in the 31st minute In the end, Al Nassr couldn’t muster any offence and Al Ittihad ran away with the shutout win. Al Nassr is on a hot streak lately, having won 8 of their last 10.
Al Batin and Al Nassr last played eachother at the King Saud University Stadium on the 23rd of September. Al Nassr won by a score of 1 to 0. Anderson Talisca scored the first goal for Al Nassr in the 34th minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Al Batin was frustrated by Al Nassr’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Al Nassr ended the match with the shutout victory.
Al Nassr has been fortunate! In the last five matches, both Gonzalo Martínez and Anderson Talisca are on scoring streaks. They have each scored 4 goals for Al Nassr and look to continue their dominance.. Fabio Abreu has been the most prolific scorer on Al Batin in his last 5 matches with two goals.