In this week 7 match, on Monday Oct 10th, Al Raed will play host to Al Ta’ee 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 31 degrees, which may be tiring for the players. In their last match, Al Raed recorded a 2-1 win against Al Adalh. Lautaro Agustin Palacios scored the first goal for Al Adalh in the 35th minute, then Karim Berkaoui tied it up for Al Raed in the 63rd minute on a feed from Pablo Santos Finally they completed the comback in the 71st minute on a goal by Júlio Tavares to cap off a wild match. Al Raed is looking for direction having earned 14 points in their last 10 matches, while al Ta’ee is fresh off their 3-0 shutout win against Al Khaleej. Knowledge Musona scored the first goal for Al Ta’ee in the 18th minute on a penalty, then Knowledge Musona added another in the 53rd minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Al Khaleej couldn’t manage to score, and Al Ta’ee took the shutout win. Al Ta’ee is looking for direction having 4 win and 2 losses in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out. Last season Al Raed won the head to head battle with 1 win and 1 draw.
Knowledge Musona has been the most prolific scorer on Al Ta’ee in the last 5 matches with 3 goals. Al Raed’s top weapon lately has been Karim Berkaoui, who has two goals in the last 5 matches.