On the 14th of January, Al Ittihad and Al Batin will play a match in Hafar Al-Batin in a meeting of these two extremely mismatched Pro League teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 16 degrees, a perfect day for football. In their last match, 16th placed Al Batin, recorded a 2-2 draw against Al Feiha. Paulinho struck first for Al Feiha in the 15th minute, but Al Shammari got the equalizer for Al Batin in the 22nd minute . Al Batin looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 2 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 4th placed Al Ittihad, recorded a 1-1 draw against Al Shabab. Cristian Guanca struck first for Al Shabab in the 22nd minute on a penalty, then Ahmed Hegazy tied it up for Al Ittihad in the 24th minute on a penalty earning them at least the one point. With 21 points in their last 10 matches Al Ittihad should be reasonably happy with their performance.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season. Last season Al Ittihad won the head to head battle with 1 win and 1 draw.
Abderazak Hamdallah has been the most prolific scorer on Al Ittihad in his last five matches with three goals. Al Shammari has been the most effective weapon for Al Batin lately. The attacker has netted 2 goals in his last 5 matches.