In this week 30 match on the 27th of June, Al Ittihad plays host to Al Batin in a clash of these two extremely mismatched Pro League teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but hot day with daytime temperatures of 30 degrees, hopefuly the heat doesn’t affect the players too much. 2nd placed Al Ittihad is fresh off their 3-1 win against Al Ittifaq. Amin Younes scored the first goal for Al Ittifaq in the 58th minute, but Romario Ricardo da Silva got the equalizer for Al Ittihad in the 73rd minute Finally they completed the comback victory in the 74th minute on a goal by da Silva to cap off a wild match. Al Ittihad should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 17 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 13th placed Al Batin, recorded a 2-1 win against Dhamk. Nono scored the first goal for Dhamk in the 6th minute, but Mohamed Rayhi got the equalizer for Al Batin in the 12th minute But luckily in the 30th minute, they were able to complete the comback with a goal by Yousef Al Shammari. Al Batin is looking for direction having earned 13 points in their last 10 matches.
On Fri Dec 31st, Al Batin hosted Al Ittihad in their last match together. Al Ittihad won by a score of 3 to 2. Maurício scored the first goal for Al Batin in the 5th minute, but Maurício got the equalizer for Al Ittihad on an own goal in the 8th minute Finally they completed the comback in the 93rd minute on a goal by Haroune Camara to cap off a wild match.
Fabio Abreu has been the most prolific scorer on Al Batin in his last 5 matches with 3 goals. Al Ittihad is glad to have Romario Ricardo da Silva in top form. In the last five matches the midfielder has scored five goals.