In this week 22 match on Feb 27th, Al Ta’ee hosts Al Taawon in a clash of these two evenly matched Pro League teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 18 degrees, which is great football weather. Al Ta’ee is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against Al Ittifaq. Tobías Figueroa scored the first goal for Al Ta’ee in the 10th minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Al Ittifaq was frustrated by Al Ta’ee’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Al Ta’ee ended the match with the shutout victory. Al Ta’ee is looking for direction having 5 win and 5 losses in their last 10 matches, while al Taawon is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Al Ittihad. Abderazak Hamdallah struck first for Al Ittihad in the 2nd minute, then Mostafa Fathi tied it up for Al Taawon in the 59th minute earning Al Taawon at least a draw. Al Taawon is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches.
Al Ta’ee and Al Taawon last played eachother at the King Abdullah Sport City Stadium on Saturday Oct 2nd. Al Ta’ee took the match by a score of 2 to 1. Sumayhan Alnabit struck first for Al Taawon in the 59th minute on a feed from Yazeed Al Bakr, but Knowledge Musona got the equalizer for Al Ta’ee in the 66th minute But luckily in the 74th minute, they were able to complete the comback with a goal by Amir Sayoud.
Al Taawon is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Leandre Geal Tawamba Kana and Mostafa Fathi each having 3 goals in their last five. Tobías Figueroa has been the most prolific scorer on Al Ta’ee in his last five matches with 2 goals.