Jan 28th features a match where Al Bataeh will host Al Ittihad Kalba in a meeting of these two UAE League teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 19 degrees, which is great football weather. 11th placed Al Bataeh is fresh off their 2-3 loss against Al Ain. Laba scored the first goal for Al Ain in the 27th minute, then Andriy Yarmolenko added another in the 35th minute on a feed from Khalid Al Baloushi. Al Bataeh looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 7 of their last 10, while in their last match, 8th placed Al Ittihad Kalba, recorded a 2-1 win against Al Jazira. Ahmed Amir Saeed Amir Rashid Al Naqbi struck first for Al Ittihad Kalba in the 6th minute, then Ali Ahmed Mabkhout Mohsen Omran Al Hajeri tied it up for Al Jazira in the 41st minute. Al Ittihad Kalba is looking for direction having 4 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches.
On Sep 2nd, Al Ittihad Kalba hosted Al Bataeh in their last match together. Al Bataeh was victorious by a score of 2 to 0. Lourency scored the first goal for Al Bataeh in the 7th minute, then João Novais added another in the 9th minute of the second half’s stoppage time In the end, Al Ittihad Kalba couldn’t muster any offence and Al Bataeh ran away with the shutout win.
Al Ittihad Kalba’s most prolific scorer has been Ahmed Amir Saeed Amir Rashid Al Naqbi. The attacker has netted 3 goals over the last 5 matches. Both Ahmed Khalil Sebait Mubarak Al Junaibi and Anatole Bertrand Abang have been the hottest scorers for Al Bataeh in the last five each having scored 2 goals each.