On Thu Jun 23rd, Al Ahli plays host to Al Raed 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 29 degrees, hopefuly the heat doesn’t affect the players too much. In their last match, Al Ahli recorded a 1-1 draw against Al Nassr. Ghareeb struck first for Al Ahli in the 64th minute, but Anderson Talisca got the equalizer for Al Nassr in the 5th minute of the second half’s stoppage time earning Al Nassr at least a draw. Al Ahli is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Al Raed recorded a 0-2 loss against Al Shabab. Carlos struck first for Al Shabab in the 4th minute, then Carlos added another in the 31st minute on a feed from Hattan Bahebri At the end of 90 a dissapointed Al Raed couldn’t manage to score, and Al Shabab took the shutout win. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 6 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, Al Raed was victorious by a score of 1 to 0. Ahmed Zain struck first for Al Raed in the 17th minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Al Ahli was frustrated by Al Raed’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Al Raed ended the match with the shutout victory.
Rayed Al Ghamdi and Ahmed Zain are the top scorers for Al Raed in the last 5 matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal.. Al Ahli’s most prolific scorer has been Al Somah. He has netted three goals over the last five matches.