On Saturday Jan 14th, Al Shabab will host Al Nassr at Prince Faisal Bin Fahd Stadium in a Pro League match in the anticipated Riyadh derby. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 15 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. 2nd placed Al Shabab is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Al Ittihad. Cristian Guanca scored the first goal for Al Shabab in the 22nd minute on a penalty kick, then Ahmed Hegazy tied it up for Al Ittihad in the 24th minute on a penalty kick squeezing out at least the one point for Al Ittihad. Al Shabab should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 20 points in their last 10 matches, while al Nassr sits at 1st place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-0 shutout win against Al Ta’ee. Anderson Talisca struck first for Al Nassr in the 42nd minute, then Anderson Talisca added another in the 47th minute on a feed from David Ospina At the end of 90 a dissapointed Al Ta’ee couldn’t manage to score, and Al Nassr took the shutout win. Al Nassr looks to continue their winning ways, having won 8 of their last 10.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 1 win each.
Anderson Talisca has been on a hot streak lately. In the last five games, hes scored eight goals for Al Nassr. For Al Shabab, their top scorers are Santi Mina and Carlos, each having 2 goals in their last five matches.