On Thu Jan 5th, in week 12, Al Nassr hosts Al Ta’ee at King Saud University Stadium in a clash of these two mismatched Pro League teams. In their last match, Al Nassr recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Al Khaleej. Vincent Aboubakar struck first for Al Nassr in the 5th minute on a feed from Abdulrahman Ghareeb, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else At the end of 90 a dissapointed Al Khaleej couldn’t manage to score, and Al Nassr took the shutout win. Al Nassr is on a hot streak lately, with 7 wins in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Al Ta’ee recorded a 4-0 shutout win against Al Batin. Dener struck first for Al Ta’ee in the 4th minute on a feed from Collins Fai, then Alfa Semedo added another in the 52nd minute In the end, Al Batin couldn’t muster any offence and Al Ta’ee ran away with the shutout win. Al Ta’ee is looking for direction having earned 15 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 apiece.
Al Ta’ee is fortunate enough to have Amir Sayoud in top form. In the last 5 matches the midfielder has scored four goals. Anderson Talisca has been on a hot streak lately. In the last 5 games, the midfielder has scored seven goals for Al Nassr.