In a mid week match on Wed May 11th, in week 20, Al Ittifaq and Al Hilal will play a match in Dammam in a clash of the Pro League. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but hot day with daytime temperatures of 28 degrees, hopefuly the heat doesn’t affect the players too much. Al Ittifaq sits at 13th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 4-0 shutout win against Al Taawon. Naïm Sliti struck first for Al Ittifaq in the 49th minute on a feed from Al Kuwaykibi, then Naïm Sliti added another in the 61st minute In the end, Al Taawon couldn’t muster any offence and Al Ittifaq ran away with the shutout win. Al Ittifaq looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 4 of their last 10, while 2nd placed Al Hilal is fresh off their 4-2 win against Dhamk. Emilio Zelaya struck first for Dhamk in the 3rd minute on a penalty, then in the 36th minute, Odion Ighalo sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Musab Fahz Aljuwayr Finally they completed the comback victory in the 79th minute on a goal by Moussa Marega to cap off a wild match. Al Hilal is on a hot streak lately, with 8 wins in their last 10 matches.
In their last match on the 18th of September, Al Hilal was victorious by a score of 3 to 2. Moussa Marega struck first for Al Hilal in the 24th minute, then Bafetimbi Gomis added another in the 56th minute on a feed from Matheus Pereira.
Odion Ighalo has been on a hot streak lately. In the last 5 games, the attacker has scored 5 goals for Al Hilal. Naïm Sliti has been the most prolific scorer on Al Ittifaq in his last 5 matches with three goals.