January 1st features a match where Al Fateh plays host to Al Nassr in a meeting of these two closely matched Pro League teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 18 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. Al Fateh is fresh off their 3-2 win against Al Hilal. André Carrillo scored the first goal for Al Hilal in the 12th minute, then Murad Batna tied it up for Al Fateh in the 16th minute But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback victory in the 87th minute on a penalty goal by Murad Batna. Al Fateh is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches, while 4th placed Al Nassr is fresh off their 2-1 win against Al Hazm. Khalid Al Ghannam scored the first goal for Al Nassr in the 14th minute, then Vincent Aboubakar added another in the 52nd minute on a feed from Sami Al Naji. With 17 points in their last 10 matches Al Nassr should be reasonably happy with their performance.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season. Last season Al Fateh won the head to head battle with 1 win and 1 draw.
Anderson Talisca has been on a hot streak lately. In the last 5 games, hes scored four goals for Al Nassr. Christian Cueva has been the most effective weapon for Al Fateh lately. The midfielder has netted three goals in his last five matches.