In a weekend match in week 27, on Sat May 14th, Abha will travel to Jeddah to battle Al Ahli in a clash of these two closely matched Pro League teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but hot day with daytime temperatures of 32 degrees, hopefuly the heat doesn’t affect the players too much. In their last match, Al Ahli recorded a 2-2 draw against Al Batin. Fabio Abreu scored the first goal for Al Batin in the 29th minute on a penalty shot, then Carlos Eduardo got the equalizer for Al Ahli in the 65th minute on a feed from Ezgjan Alioski . Al Ahli is looking for direction having earned 13 points in their last 10 matches, while abha sits at 7th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-0 scoreless draw against Al Faisaly. Neither Abha nor Al Faisaly could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 10 and 7 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a scoreless draw,. Abha is looking for direction having 4 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, in Prince Sultan Bin Abdul Aziz Stadium, Abha was victorious by a score of 2 to 0. Mitchell Te Vrede struck first for Abha in the 75th minute, then Saad Bguir added another in the 85th minute on a penalty kick At the end of 90 a dissapointed Al Ahli couldn’t manage to score, and Abha took the shutout win.
Abha’s most prolific scorer has been Uroš Matić. The Serbian midfielder has netted 2 goals over the last five matches. Omar Jihad Al Somah has been the most effective weapon for Al Ahli lately. The attacker has netted 3 goals in his last five matches.