In a weekend match in week 15, on Sunday Feb 5th, Al Dhafra will play host to Al Ain in a clash of the UAE League. 13th placed Al Dhafra is fresh off their 0-1 loss against Al Nasr. Adel Taarabt struck first for Al Nasr in the 46th minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring At the end of 90 a dissapointed Al Dhafra couldn’t manage to score, and Al Nasr took the shutout win. Al Dhafra looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 3 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 6th placed Al Ain, recorded a 5-1 win against Ajman. Laba struck first for Al Ain in the 4th minute on a feed from Soufiane Rahimi, then Andriy Yarmolenko added another in the 31st minute. Al Ain should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 18 points in their last 10 matches.
On Sep 10th, Al Ain hosted Al Dhafra at the Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium in their last match together. Al Ain won by a score of 7 to 0. Fo-Doh Kodjo Laba scored the first goal for Al Ain in the 11th minute, then Fo-Doh Kodjo Laba added another in the 29th minute on a feed from Soufiane Rahimi In the end, Al Dhafra couldn’t muster any offence and Al Ain ran away with the shutout win.
Fo-Doh Kodjo Laba has been on a hot streak lately. In the last five games, the attacker has scored 6 goals for Al Ain. Al Dhafra hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last 5 matches are Ahmed Fawzi and Mohamed Al Ali, and they each have 1 goal.