Week 17 brings us a match on Feb 26th, where Al Wahda will host Al Wasl in a clash of these two closely matched UAE League teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 23 degrees, which is great football weather. 2nd placed Al Wahda is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against Khor Fakkan. Omar Khribin struck first for Al Wahda in the 34th minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring At the end of 90 a dissapointed Khor Fakkan couldn’t manage to score, and Al Wahda took the shutout win. Al Wahda looks to continue their winning ways, having won 8 of their last 10, while in their last match, 7th placed Al Wasl, recorded a 0-0 scoreless draw against Al Sharjah. Al Wasl had 7 on net, and Al Sharjah had 7, but no one could beat the goalie, and the game ended in a 0-0 draw,. Al Wasl is looking for direction having 3 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches.
Al Wahda and Al Wasl last played eachother at the Zabeel Stadium on Sep 18th. Al Wasl and Al Wahda battled to a 1-1 draw. Salmeen Al Balushi struck first for Al Wasl in the 6th minute, but João Pedro got the equalizer for Al Wahda in the 45th minute earning Al Wahda a comeback draw.
Al Wasl is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Jeferson Douglas dos Santos Souza and Ghanem Ahmed each only have 1 goal in their last 5. Al Wahda’s top weapon lately has been João Pedro, who has 3 goals in the last five matches.