In this week 13 match on the 11th of January, Al Jazira hosts Al Wasl in a meeting of these two closely matched UAE League teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 21 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. Al Jazira is fresh off their 2-1 win against Al Ittihad Kalba. scored the first goal for Al Ittihad Kalba in the 15th minute, then in the 18th minute, Khalfan Mubarak Al Shamsi sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Abdalla Ramadan But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback victory in the 33rd minute on a goal by Bruno Conceicao de Oliveira. Al Jazira is looking for direction having 4 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Al Wasl recorded a 3-4 loss against Al Ain. Cristian Guanca scored the first goal for Al Ain in the 5th minute, but Jonathan Santos got the equalizer for Al Wasl on an own goal in the 14th minute , but luckily for Al Ain it didn’t end there. They were able to keep scoring to earn themselves the victory. Al Wasl is looking for direction having earned 15 points in their last 10 matches.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season. Last season Al Jazira won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
Al Wasl’s most prolific scorer has been Michel Daryl Araujo Villar. He has netted three goals over the last 5 matches. Al Jazira is glad to have Abdoulay Diaby in top form. In the last 5 matches the attacker has scored four goals.