Week 19 features a match on Sun Feb 6th, where Abha will host Al Ittihad at Prince Sultan Bin Abdul Aziz Stadium in a Pro League match. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 14 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. In their last match, Abha recorded a 2-1 win against Al Ittifaq. Sari Amro scored the first goal for Abha in the 37th minute, then Saleh Al Jamaan added another in the 81st minute on a feed from Abdulrahman Al Barakah. With 18 points in their last 10 matches Abha should be reasonably happy with their performance, while in their last match, Al Ittihad recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Al Faisaly. da Silva scored the first goal for Al Ittihad in the 88th minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Al Faisaly couldn’t muster any offence and Al Ittihad ran away with the shutout win. Al Ittihad looks to continue their winning ways, having 8 wins in their last 10 matches.
On the 11th of September, Al Ittihad hosted Abha at the King Abdullah Sports City in their last match together. Al Ittihad won by a score of 6 to 1. Coronado struck first for Al Ittihad in the 21st minute on a feed from Abdulelah Al Malki, then Romario Ricardo da Silva added another in the 40th minute.
Both Haroune Camara and da Silva have been the hottest scorers for Al Ittihad in the last five each having scored 3 goals each. Abha is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Renê Santos and Hassan Algeed each only have 1 goal in their last 5.