Week 16 brings us a match on Feb 9th, where Al Batin will play host to Al Shabab 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 12 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. In their last match, Al Batin recorded a 0-1 loss against Al Taawon. Hasan Kadesh struck first for Al Taawon in the %Minute minute of the %HalfNumber half’s stoppage time on a feed from Alejandro Romero Gamarra, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Al Batin was frustrated by Al Taawon’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Al Taawon ended the match with the shutout victory. Al Batin looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 3 points in their last 10 matches, while al Shabab sits at 2nd place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-1 win against Dhamk. Santi Mina struck first for Al Shabab in the 9th minute, then Carlos added another in the 10th minute. Al Shabab is looking for direction having earned 16 points in their last 10 matches.
On Fri Aug 26th, Al Shabab hosted Al Batin at the Prince Faisal Bin Fahd Stadium in their last match together. Al Shabab won by a score of 3 to 0. Aaron-Salem Boupendza struck first for Al Shabab in the 22nd minute, then Carlos added another in the 48th minute In the end, Al Batin couldn’t muster any offence and Al Shabab ran away with the shutout win.
Carlos has been the most prolific scorer on Al Shabab in the last 5 matches with three goals. Al Shammari has been the most prolific scorer on Al Batin in the last five matches with two goals.