Week 3 brings us a match on Sep 9th, where Al Raed hosts Al Ittihad in a meeting of these two Pro League teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but hot day with daytime temperatures of 36 degrees, which hopefuly doesnt affect the pace of the match. 8th placed Al Raed is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against Al Wahda. Alexandru Mitriță scored the first goal for Al Raed in the 62nd minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Al Wahda couldn’t muster any offence and Al Raed ran away with the shutout win. Al Raed is looking for direction having 1 win and 1 losses in their last 10 matches, while 6th placed Al Ittihad is fresh off their 0-0 scoreless draw against Al Ittifaq. Neither Al Ittihad nor Al Ittifaq could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 14 and 2 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a scoreless draw,. Al Ittihad is looking for direction having 1 win and 0 losses in their last 10 matches.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season. Last season Al Ittihad won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
Al Ittihad’s most prolific scorer has been da Silva. He has netted two goals over the last five matches. Karim Berkaoui has been the most effective weapon for Al Raed lately. The attacker has netted two goals in his last 5 matches.