Week 2 features a match on Saturday Sep 3rd, where Al Ittihad plays host to Al Ittifaq in a meeting of these two mismatched Pro League teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but hot day with daytime temperatures of 31 degrees, hopefuly the heat doesn’t affect the players too much. Al Ittihad sits at 1st place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 3-0 shutout win against Al Adalh. Ahmed Sharahili scored the first goal for Al Ittihad in the 15th minute, then Haroune Camara added another in the 90th minute In the end, Al Adalh 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. Al Ittihad is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Al Ittifaq recorded a 1-2 loss against Al Ta’ee. Guy Mbenza Kamboleke struck first for Al Ta’ee in the 6th minute, but Al Kuwaykibi got the equalizer for Al Ittifaq in the 22nd minute. Al Ittifaq looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 1 of their last 10.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season. Last season Al Ittihad won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
Naïm Sliti has been the most prolific scorer on Al Ittifaq in his last five matches with three goals. Al Ittihad’s most prolific scorer has been Romario Ricardo da Silva. He has netted three goals over the last 5 matches.