In a mid week match in week 7, on Tuesday Oct 25th, Al Bataeh will host Al Sharjah in a meeting of these two mismatched UAE League teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but hot day with daytime temperatures of 28 degrees, which hopefuly doesnt affect the pace of the match. In their last match, 8th placed Al Bataeh, recorded a 2-1 win against Al Dhafra. Lourency struck first for Al Bataeh in the 30th minute, then Lourency added another in the 3rd minute of the first half’s stoppage time. Al Bataeh is looking for direction having 3 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 2nd placed Al Sharjah, recorded a 0-1 loss against Al Wasl. Gilberto Oliveira Souza Junior struck first for Al Wasl in the 70th minute on a feed from Fabio Virginio de Lima, then Gilberto Oliveira Souza Junior added another in the 70th minute In the end, Al Sharjah couldn’t muster any offence and Al Wasl ran away with the shutout win. With 17 points in their last 10 matches Al Sharjah should be reasonably happy with their performance.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season.
Both Caio and Luan Martins Pereira have been the hottest scorers for Al Sharjah in the last five each having scored 3 goals.