On May 22nd, Shabab Al Ahli Dubai hosts Bani Yas in a meeting of these two closely matched UAE League teams. In their last match, 5th placed Shabab Al Ahli Dubai, recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Al Dhafra. Yuri Cesar struck first for Shabab Al Ahli Dubai in the 70th minute on a penalty, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Al Dhafra was frustrated by Shabab Al Ahli Dubai’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Shabab Al Ahli Dubai ended the match with the shutout victory. Shabab Al Ahli Dubai looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 6 of their last 10, while in their last match, Bani Yas recorded a 0-4 loss against Al Sharjah. Martins Pereira scored the first goal for Al Sharjah in the 4th minute, then Caio added another in the 18th minute on a feed from Ben Malango At the end of 90 a dissapointed Bani Yas couldn’t manage to score, and Al Sharjah took the shutout win. Bani Yas is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches.
On the 30th of December, Bani Yas hosted Shabab Al Ahli Dubai in their last match together. Bani Yas won by a score of 4 to 1. Al Kamali scored the first goal for Shabab Al Ahli Dubai in the 5th minute from the penalty spot, then Fawaz Awana Ahmad Husein Al Musabi tied it up for Bani Yas in the 1st minute of the first half’s stoppage time from the penalty spot But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback in the 70th minute on a goal by Al Noobi.
Nicolás Giménez has been the most prolific scorer on Bani Yas in the last 5 matches with 2 goals. Shabab Al Ahli Dubai’s most prolific scorer has been Thomas Lehne Olsen. He has netted three goals over the last five matches.