In this week 27 match on the 12th of May, Al Batin and Al Taawon will play a match in Buraydah in a clash of the Pro League. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but hot day with daytime temperatures of 34 degrees, hopefuly the heat doesn’t affect the players too much. 14th placed Al Taawon is fresh off their 0-4 loss against Al Ittifaq. Naïm Sliti struck first for Al Ittifaq in the 49th minute, then Naïm Sliti added another in the 61st minute In the end, Al Taawon was frustrated by Al Ittifaq’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Al Ittifaq ended the match with the shutout victory. Al Taawon looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 9 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 15th placed Al Batin, recorded a 2-2 draw against Al Ahli. Fabio Abreu scored the first goal for Al Batin in the 29th minute from the penalty spot, then Carlos Eduardo got the equalizer for Al Ahli in the 65th minute on a feed from Ezgjan Alioski . Al Batin is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches.
Al Taawon and Al Batin last played eachother at the Al-batin Fc Stadium on Sunday Nov 21st. Al Batin won by a score of 3 to 2. Zakaria Al Sudani struck first for Al Batin in the 12th minute on a feed from Youssef El Jebli, then Mohamed Rayhi added another in the 26th minute.
Al Batin’s top weapon lately has been Fabio Abreu, who has 2 goals in the last 5 matches. Al Taawon is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Leandre Geal Tawamba Kana and Mostafa Fathi each having 2 goals in their last 5.