On Wed May 11th, in week 23, Al Ittihad Kalba hosts Emirates at Ittihad Kalba Club Stadium in a meeting of these two UAE League teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but hot day with daytime temperatures of 34 degrees, hopefuly the heat doesn’t affect the players too much. Al Ittihad Kalba sits at 10th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-2 loss against Shabab Al Ahli Dubai. Thomas Lehne Olsen scored the first goal for Shabab Al Ahli Dubai in the 4th minute, then Thomas Lehne Olsen added another in the 22nd minute on a feed from Abdulla Jamil. Al Ittihad Kalba looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 6 of their last 10, while 14th placed Emirates is fresh off their 2-2 draw against Bani Yas. Nicolás Giménez struck first for Bani Yas in the 5th minute on a penalty, then Ali Moustafa tied it up for Emirates in the 28th minute on a penalty . Emirates looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 6 of their last 10.
In their last match on Nov 20th, Emirates and Al Ittihad Kalba battled to a 1-1 draw. Alkhaddeim Al Antali scored the first goal for Al Ittihad Kalba in the 72nd minute, but Mohammed Zakaria got the equalizer for Emirates in the 77th minute earning Emirates a comeback draw.
Emirates’s most prolific scorer has been Walid Sabbar. He has netted 2 goals over the last five matches. Mlapa has been the most effective weapon for Al Ittihad Kalba lately. The attacker has netted 3 goals in his last 5 matches.