On the 10th of September, Al Ain plays host to Al Dhafra in a meeting of these two evenly matched UAE League teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but hot day with daytime temperatures of 36 degrees, which may be tiring for the players. Al Ain sits at 8th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-1 draw against Ajman. Erik Jorgens de Menezes scored the first goal for Al Ain in the 6th minute, but Ali Madan got the equalizer for Ajman in the 60th minute . They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 1 of their last 10, while 9th placed Al Dhafra is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Al Nasr. bin Mahmoud Al Darmaki struck first for Al Dhafra in the 63rd minute on a feed from Walid Karoui, then Dembo Darboe tied it up for Al Nasr in the 72nd minute earning Al Nasr at least a draw. Al Dhafra looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches.
On Saturday Nov 16th, Al Dhafra hosted Al Ain in their last match together. Al Ain took the match by a score of 2 to 0. Canedo Correa struck first for Al Ain in the 32nd minute, then Abdulrahman Yousef added another on an own goal in the 86th minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Al Dhafra couldn’t manage to score, and Al Ain took the shutout win.
Guilherme Augusto has been the most prolific scorer on Al Dhafra in the last five matches with 2 goals. Jorgens de Menezes has been the most prolific scorer on Al Ain in his last 5 matches with two goals.