On Saturday Oct 29th, in week 8, Al Ittihad Kalba will host Al Nasr in a clash of these two closely matched UAE League teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 27 degrees, a perfect day for football. 8th placed Al Ittihad Kalba is fresh off their 2-2 draw against Al Wasl. Virginio de Lima scored the first goal for Al Wasl in the 5th minute on a penalty shot, then Ali Saleh added another in the 55th minute. Al Ittihad Kalba is looking for direction having 3 win and 2 losses in their last 10 matches, while al Nasr is fresh off their 1-3 loss against Al Ain. Andriy Yarmolenko struck first for Al Ain in the 5th minute on a feed from Soufiane Rahimi, but Ryan Isaac Mendes da Graca got the equalizer for Al Nasr in the 48th minute. Al Nasr looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 3 of their last 10.
In their last match together, Al Nasr and Al Ittihad Kalba battled to a 1-1 draw. Ahmed Abdulla Jshak struck first for Al Ittihad Kalba in the 26th minute on a feed from Robert Žulj, then Hussain Eid tied it up for Al Nasr in the 4th minute of the second half’s stoppage time on a feed from Abdullah Nasser earning them at least the one point.
Ryan Isaac Mendes da Graca has been the most prolific scorer on Al Nasr in his last 5 matches with two goals. Peniel Kokou Mlapa and Al Naqbi are the top scorers for Al Ittihad Kalba in the last five matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal. It’s hard to imagine having success with those stats.