In a mid week match on Monday Dec 26th, in week 10, Al Fateh hosts Al Shabab at Prince Abdullah Bin Jalawi Sports City Stadium in a clash of these two mismatched Pro League teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 17 degrees, a perfect day for football. Al Fateh is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against Al Raed. Firas Albirakan struck first for Al Fateh in the 10th minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Al Raed was frustrated by Al Fateh’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Al Fateh ended the match with the shutout victory. Al Fateh is looking for direction having earned 14 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 1st placed Al Shabab, recorded a 4-0 shutout win against Al Khaleej. Carlos struck first for Al Shabab in the 2nd minute, then Cristian Guanca added another in the 59th minute In the end, Al Khaleej was frustrated by Al Shabab’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Al Shabab ended the match with the shutout victory. Al Shabab is on a hot streak lately, having won 7 of their last 10.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out. Last season Al Fateh won the head to head battle with 1 win and 1 draw.
Al Shabab’s most prolific scorer has been Carlos. The Brazilian attacker has netted 3 goals over the last 5 matches. Firas Albirakan has been the most effective weapon for Al Fateh lately. The attacker has netted 3 goals in his last 5 matches.