In this week 14 match, on Thursday Jan 19th, Al Adalh hosts Al Batin in a clash of these two evenly matched Pro League teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 16 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. Al Adalh sits at 15th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-2 loss against Al Hilal. Al Dawsari scored the first goal for Al Hilal in the 66th minute on a penalty kick, then Saleh Al Shehri added another in the 73rd minute In the end, Al Adalh couldn’t muster any offence and Al Hilal ran away with the shutout win. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 7 points in their last 10 matches, while 16th placed Al Batin is fresh off their 1-2 loss against Al Ittihad. Al Shammari struck first for Al Batin in the 23rd minute on a feed from Renzo López, then Abderazak Hamdallah tied it up for Al Ittihad in the 8th minute of the first half’s stoppage time But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback victory in the 50th minute on a penalty goal by da Silva. Al Batin looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 2 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out.
Al Batin’s most prolific scorer has been Al Shammari. He has netted three goals over the last 5 matches. Anderson Plata has been the most prolific scorer on Al Adalh in his last five matches with 2 goals.