On the 18th of February, in this week 17 match, Al Khaleej will host Dhamk in a clash of these two mismatched Pro League teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 15 degrees, a perfect day for football. In their last match, Al Khaleej recorded a 0-2 loss against Abha. Saad Natiq struck first for Abha in the 71st minute on a feed from Nawaf Alsadi, then Saad Bguir added another in the 81st minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Al Khaleej couldn’t manage to score, and Abha took the shutout win. Al Khaleej looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 7 of their last 10, while in their last match, 7th placed Dhamk, recorded a 1-1 draw against Al Feiha. El Arbi Hillel Soudani scored the first goal for Dhamk in the 37th minute, then Aleksandar Trajkovski tied it up for Al Feiha in the 65th minute earning Al Feiha a comeback draw. Dhamk is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches.
Al Khaleej and Dhamk last played eachother at the Dhamak Club Stadium on Sep 2nd. Dhamk won by a score of 2 to 1. Hamzi scored the first goal for Dhamk in the 8th minute, but Abdelkader Bedrane got the equalizer for Al Khaleej on an own goal in the 10th minute.
For Dhamk, their top scorers are Farouk Chafai and El Arbi Hillel Soudani, each having 2 goals in their last five matches. Al Khaleej’s most prolific scorer has been Fábio Martins. He has netted 3 goals over the last five matches.