On the 8th of October, Khor Fakkan will play host to Al Bataeh in a meeting of these two UAE League teams in the ever popular Khor Fakkan derby. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but hot day with daytime temperatures of 29 degrees, which may be tiring for the players. Khor Fakkan is fresh off their 0-3 loss against Al Sharjah. Caio scored the first goal for Al Sharjah in the 16th minute, then Martins Pereira added another in the 49th minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Khor Fakkan couldn’t manage to score, and Al Sharjah took the shutout win. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 7 points in their last 10 matches, while 6th placed Al Bataeh is fresh off their 0-4 loss against Al Wahda. Al Saadi struck first for Al Wahda in the 22nd minute, then Lucas Pimenta Peres Lopes added another in the 76th minute on a feed from Al Mekhaini Al Junaibi At the end of 90 a dissapointed Al Bataeh couldn’t manage to score, and Al Wahda took the shutout win. Al Bataeh is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season.
Al Bataeh’s top weapon lately has been Lourency, who has two goals in the last five matches. Souza and Aylton Boa Morte are the top scorers for Khor Fakkan in the last five matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal.