On Fri Jan 21st, Al Ittihad plays host to Al Faisaly in a clash of the Pro League. Weather on match day is looking like a windy and warm day with daytime temperatures of 25 degrees, a perfect day for football. Al Ittihad is fresh off their 2-1 win against Al Raed. Abderazak Hamdallah struck first for Al Ittihad in the 21st minute, then Romario Ricardo da Silva added another in the 85th minute from the penalty spot. Al Ittihad is on a hot streak lately, having won 8 of their last 10, while al Faisaly is fresh off their 0-4 loss against Al Nassr. Khalid Al Ghannam scored the first goal for Al Nassr in the 2nd minute, then Anderson Talisca added another in the 74th minute on a feed from Sami Al Naji In the end, Al Faisaly couldn’t muster any offence and Al Nassr ran away with the shutout win. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 4 of their last 10.
Al Faisaly and Al Ittihad last played eachother at the King Salman Bin Abdulaziz Sport City Stadium on the 27th of August. Al Ittihad was victorious by a score of 2 to 1. Ahmed Hegazy struck first for Al Ittihad in the 3rd minute on a feed from Coronado, then in the 41st minute, Hicham Faik sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Ismael Silva Lima.
Al Faisaly is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Júlio Tavares and Romain Amalfitano each only have 1 goal in their last five. Both Haroune Camara and da Silva have been the hottest scorers for Al Ittihad in the last 5 each having scored 3 goals each.