In this week 16 match, on Tue Jan 11th, Al Ahli and Al Faisaly will play a match in Al Majma’ah in a meeting of these two Pro League teams. Al Faisaly sits at 14th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-3 loss against Al Hilal. Raphael Silva struck first for Al Faisaly in the 6th minute on a feed from Guilherme Augusto, then Romain Amalfitano added another in the 48th minute But luckily in the 79th minute, they were able to complete the comback with a goal by Bafetimbi Gomis. Al Faisaly is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches, while 13th placed Al Ahli is fresh off their 3-4 loss against Al Shabab. Mohammed Majrashi struck first for Al Shabab on an own goal in the 16th minute, then Éver Banega added another in the 18th minute. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, in King Abdullah Sports City, Al Ahli and Al Faisaly battled to a 1-1 draw. Romain Amalfitano struck first for Al Faisaly in the 27th minute on a feed from Guilherme Augusto, then Mohammed Al Majhad tied it up for Al Ahli in the 37th minute earning Al Ahli at least a draw.
Ezgjan Alioski has been the most prolific scorer on Al Ahli in his last 5 matches with two goals. Al Faisaly is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Hicham Faik and Júlio Tavares each only have 1 goal in their last five.