In this week 18 match, on Fri Mar 3rd, Al Nasr will host Al Wahda in a meeting of these two mismatched UAE League teams. Al Nasr sits at 12th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-2 loss against Al Wasl. Sidibe struck first for Al Wasl in the 59th minute on a feed from Fabio Virginio de Lima, then Saleh added another in the 85th minute In the end, Al Nasr couldn’t muster any offence and Al Wasl ran away with the shutout win. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 8 points in their last 10 matches, while 5th placed Al Wahda is fresh off their 2-1 win against Al Bataeh. Sebastian Tagliabue scored the first goal for Al Wahda in the 51st minute, but Lourency got the equalizer for Al Bataeh in the 63rd minute. With 21 points in their last 10 matches Al Wahda should be reasonably happy with their performance.
In their last match together, in Al-nahyan Stadium, Al Wahda was victorious by a score of 4 to 0. João Pedro struck first for Al Wahda in the 53rd minute, then Alzaabi added another in the 63rd minute In the end, Al Nasr was frustrated by Al Wahda’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Al Wahda ended the match with the shutout victory.
Al Wahda’s top weapon lately has been Sebastian Tagliabue, who has three goals in the last 5 matches. Al Nasr’s top weapon lately has been Adel Taarabt, who has two goals in the last 5 matches.