In a mid week match in week 4, on Thursday Sep 15th, Al Raed and Al Ittifaq will play a match in Dammam in a clash of these two evenly matched Pro League teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but hot day with daytime temperatures of 32 degrees, hopefuly the heat doesn’t affect the players too much. 8th placed Al Ittifaq is fresh off their 3-0 shutout win against Al Batin. Coelho Santos struck first for Al Ittifaq in the 66th minute on a feed from Hazazi, then Youssouf Niakate added another in the 88th minute on a penalty kick In the end, Al Batin couldn’t muster any offence and Al Ittifaq ran away with the shutout win. Al Ittifaq is looking for direction having 1 win and 1 losses in their last 10 matches, while al Raed is fresh off their 0-1 loss against Al Ittihad. Ahmed Hegazy struck first for Al Ittihad in the 66th minute on a feed from Coronado, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Al Raed was frustrated by Al Ittihad’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Al Ittihad ended the match with the shutout victory. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 2 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 these teams were evenly matched with 2 draws apiece.
Karim Berkaoui has been the most prolific scorer on Al Raed in his last five matches with 2 goals. Al Kuwaykibi has been the most prolific scorer on Al Ittifaq in the last five matches with two goals.