In this week 16 match, on Fri Feb 18th, Al Ain will play host to Bani Yas in a meeting of these two mismatched UAE League teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 20 degrees, which is great football weather. In their last match, 1st placed Al Ain, recorded a 3-0 shutout win against Emirates. Danilo Arboleda struck first for Al Ain in the 27th minute, then Ahmed Barman Ali B Shamroukh Hammoudi added another in the 62nd minute In the end, Emirates couldn’t muster any offence and Al Ain ran away with the shutout win. Al Ain is on a hot streak lately, with 7 wins in their last 10 matches, while bani Yas sits at 8th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-1 loss against Al Wahda. Al Saadi struck first for Al Wahda 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 At the end of 90 a dissapointed Bani Yas couldn’t manage to score, and Al Wahda took the shutout win. Bani Yas is looking for direction having 4 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches.
Bani Yas and Al Ain last played eachother at the Bani Yas Stadium on Sep 11th. Al Ain took the match by a score of 1 to 0. Fo-Doh Kodjo Laba struck first for Al Ain in the 11th minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Bani Yas was frustrated by Al Ain’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Al Ain ended the match with the shutout victory.
Mohamed Alhammadi has been the most prolific scorer on Bani Yas in the last 5 matches with three goals. Fo-Doh Kodjo Laba has been on a hot streak lately. In the last 5 games, the attacker has scored 5 goals for Al Ain.