Week 21 features a match on Saturday Apr 30th, where Al Ain and Shabab Al Ahli Dubai will play a match in Al Ain in a meeting of these two UAE League teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but hot day with daytime temperatures of 28 degrees, hopefuly the heat doesn’t affect the players too much. Al Ain is fresh off their 3-2 win against Al Wasl. Fo-Doh Kodjo Laba scored the first goal for Al Ain in the 29th minute, but Oliveira Souza Junior got the equalizer for Al Wasl in the 43rd minute , but luckily for Al Ain it didn’t end there. They were able to keep scoring to earn themselves the victory. Al Ain looks to continue their winning ways, having won 8 of their last 10, while in their last match, 5th placed Shabab Al Ahli Dubai, recorded a 1-2 loss against Al Jazira. Milos Kosanovic struck first for Al Jazira in the 18th minute on a feed from Ramadan, then Abdoulay Diaby added another in the 27th minute. Shabab Al Ahli Dubai is looking for direction having earned 13 points in their last 10 matches.
On Friday Oct 29th, Shabab Al Ahli Dubai hosted Al Ain at the Al-rashid Stadium in their last match together. Shabab Al Ahli Dubai and Al Ain battled to a 1-1 draw. Laba struck first for Al Ain in the 44th minute, but Carlos Eduardo got the equalizer for Shabab Al Ahli Dubai in the 1st minute of the first half’s stoppage time earning Shabab Al Ahli Dubai at least a draw.
Shabab Al Ahli Dubai’s top weapon lately has been Thomas Lehne Olsen, who has three goals in the last five matches. Laba has been the most prolific scorer on Al Ain in the last 5 matches with 3 goals.