Week 15 brings us a match on Jan 1st, where Abha plays host to Al Raed in a clash of these two mismatched Pro League teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 13 degrees, which is great football weather. Abha is fresh off their 0-0 scoreless draw against Al Feiha. Neither Al Feiha nor Abha could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 5 and 5 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a scoreless draw,. Abha is looking for direction having 3 win and 5 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Al Raed recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Al Ahli. Ahmed Zain struck first for Al Raed in the 17th minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Al Ahli was frustrated by Al Raed’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Al Raed ended the match with the shutout victory. Al Raed is looking for direction having 4 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season. Last season Al Raed won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
Al Raed is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Éder and Karim Berkaoui each having 3 goals in their last 5. Saad Bguir has been the most prolific scorer on Abha in the last five matches with 2 goals.