On the 31st of December, in this week 11 match, Al Raed hosts Al Taawon in a Pro League match in the anticipated Buraydah derby. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 14 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. In their last match, 11th placed Al Raed, recorded a 2-1 win against Al Batin. Karim Berkaoui scored the first goal for Al Raed in the 31st minute, but Yousef Al Shammari got the equalizer for Al Batin in the 49th minute. Al Raed is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Al Taawon recorded a 0-3 loss against Al Ittihad. Hélder Costa scored the first goal for Al Ittihad in the 38th minute, then Abderazak Hamdallah added another in the 73rd minute on a feed from Romario Ricardo da Silva In the end, Al Taawon was frustrated by Al Ittihad’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Al Ittihad ended the match with the shutout victory. Al Taawon should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 20 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 1 win each.
Both Saad Fahad Al Nasser and Medrán have been the hottest scorers for Al Taawon in the last five each having scored 2 goals. Al Raed’s most prolific scorer has been Alexandru Mitriță. The Romanian attacker has netted two goals over the last five matches.