In a weekend match in week 17, on Saturday Feb 18th, Al Jazira hosts Bani Yas in a clash of the UAE League. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 20 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. In their last match, 6th placed Al Jazira, recorded a 2-3 loss against Al Ain. de Oliveira struck first for Al Jazira in the 24th minute, then Ramadan added another in the 29th minute But luckily in the 94th minute, they were able to complete the comback with a penalty goal by Laba. Al Jazira is looking for direction having 5 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Bani Yas recorded a 3-3 draw against Al Bataeh. Lourency scored the first goal for Al Bataeh in the 5th minute, then Lourency added another in the 25th minute. Bani Yas is looking for direction having 4 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches.
Bani Yas and Al Jazira last played eachother at the Bani Yas Stadium on Oct 1st. Bani Yas and Al Jazira battled to a 1-1 draw. Al Hajeri struck first for Al Jazira in the 88th minute on a penalty shot, but Ivkovic got the equalizer for Bani Yas in the 4th minute of the second half’s stoppage time on a penalty shot squeezing out at least the one point for Bani Yas.
Nicolás Giménez has been the most prolific scorer on Bani Yas in his last 5 matches with three goals. Al Hajeri has been on a hot streak lately. In the last 5 games, the attacker has scored four goals for Al Jazira.