In a weekend match in week 21, on Saturday Feb 19th, Al Ittifaq will play host to Al Ta’ee in a meeting of these two Pro League teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 19 degrees, a perfect day for football. In their last match, Al Ittifaq recorded a 1-1 draw against Al Raed. Karim Berkaoui scored the first goal for Al Raed in the 75th minute, but Kiss got the equalizer for Al Ittifaq in the 4th minute of the second half’s stoppage time earning them at least the one point. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Al Ta’ee recorded a 3-1 win against Al Batin. Jamal Ba Jandooh scored the first goal for Al Ta’ee in the 55th minute, then in the 69th minute, Youssef El Jebli sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Maurício. Al Ta’ee is looking for direction having earned 15 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match on the 23rd of September, Al Ta’ee was victorious by a score of 4 to 2. Souza struck first for Al Ittifaq in the 21st minute on a feed from Ali Abdullah Hazzazi, then in the 28th minute, Amir Sayoud sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Finally they completed the comback victory in the 66th minute on a goal by Marcelo to cap off a wild match.
Dener and Hassan bin Eida bin Ali Al Jubairi are the top scorers for Al Ta’ee in the last five matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal.. Al Ittifaq’s most prolific scorer has been Kiss. He has netted two goals over the last 5 matches.