In a weekend match in week 23, on Friday Mar 4th, Abha will host Al Ta’ee at Prince Sultan Bin Abdul Aziz Stadium in a clash of these two closely matched Pro League teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 18 degrees, a perfect day for football. Abha is fresh off their 1-2 loss against Al Nassr. Vincent Aboubakar scored the first goal for Al Nassr in the 37th minute, but Uroš Matić got the equalizer for Abha in the 69th minute. Abha is looking for direction having earned 15 points in their last 10 matches, while 10th placed Al Ta’ee is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Al Taawon. Al Jubairi scored the first goal for Al Ta’ee in the 26th minute, then Tobías Figueroa tied it up for Al Taawon on an own goal in the 67th minute earning Al Taawon a comeback draw. Al Ta’ee is looking for direction having 5 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches.
Abha and Al Ta’ee last played eachother at the None on Sat Oct 16th. Abha was victorious by a score of 1 to 0. Riyadh Sharahili scored the first goal for Abha in the %Minute minute of the %HalfNumber half’s stoppage time, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Al Ta’ee was frustrated by Abha’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Abha ended the match with the shutout victory.
Al Ta’ee is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Tobías Figueroa and Hassan bin Eida bin Ali Al Jubairi each having 2 goals in their last five. For Abha, their top scorers are Fahad Bin Jumayah and Uroš Matić, each having 2 goals in their last 5 matches.