February 25th features a match where Emirates plays host to Al Jazira in a UAE League match. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 19 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. 14th placed Emirates is fresh off their 0-0 scoreless draw against Al Dhafra. Neither Al Dhafra nor Emirates could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 16 and 4 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a scoreless draw,. Emirates looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 6 of their last 10, while in their last match, Al Jazira recorded a 0-2 loss against Al Nasr. Antonio Jose Pinheiro de Carvalho struck first for Al Nasr in the 21st minute from the penalty spot, then Saba added another in the 49th minute In the end, Al Jazira was frustrated by Al Nasr’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Al Nasr ended the match with the shutout victory. Al Jazira is looking for direction having 5 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches.
Emirates and Al Jazira last played eachother at the Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium on Sep 17th. Al Jazira won by a score of 3 to 2. Oumar Traore struck first for Al Jazira in the %Minute minute of the %HalfNumber half’s stoppage time on a feed from Al Hajeri, then Al Hajeri added another in the 72nd minute.
Al Jazira’s most prolific scorer has been Abdoulay Diaby. The Malian attacker has netted 2 goals over the last 5 matches. Mohammed Zakaria and Yaqoub Yuosif Abdulla Eisa are the top scorers for Emirates in the last 5 matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal.