Week 11 brings us a match on Dec 30th where Al Shabab plays host to Al Ittifaq in a Pro League match. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 15 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. In their last match, Al Shabab recorded a 1-4 loss against Al Fateh. Sofiane Bendebka scored the first goal for Al Fateh in the 41st minute from the penalty spot, then Santi Mina tied it up for Al Shabab in the 49th minute from the penalty spot. Al Shabab looks to continue their winning ways, having 7 wins in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 10th placed Al Ittifaq, recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Al Khaleej. Ali Abdullah Hazzazi struck first for Al Ittifaq in the 46th minute on a feed from Marcel Tisserand, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Al Khaleej couldn’t muster any offence and Al Ittifaq ran away with the shutout win. Al Ittifaq is looking for direction having 3 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 2 draws each.
Abdullah Al Salem and Naïm Sliti are the top scorers for Al Ittifaq in the last 5 matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal.. Both Grzegorz Krychowiak and Carlos have been the hottest scorers for Al Shabab in the last 5 each having scored 2 goals each.