On Sat Oct 1st, Al Nasr hosts Al Wasl in a clash of the UAE League in the anticipated Dubayy derby. 6th placed Al Nasr is fresh off their 0-0 scoreless draw against Khor Fakkan. Neither Khor Fakkan nor Al Nasr could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 7 and 13 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a scoreless draw,. Al Nasr is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches, while 7th placed Al Wasl is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Dibba Al Fujairah. Ali Al Blooshi scored the first goal for Dibba Al Fujairah in the 56th minute, but Fabio Virginio de Lima got the equalizer for Al Wasl in the 71st minute squeezing out at least the one point for Al Wasl. Al Wasl is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches.
Al Nasr and Al Wasl last played eachother at the Zabeel Stadium on the 25th of March. Al Wasl was victorious by a score of 1 to 0. Oliveira Souza Junior struck first for Al Wasl in the 54th minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster At the end of 90 a dissapointed Al Nasr couldn’t manage to score, and Al Wasl took the shutout win.
Gilberto Oliveira Souza Junior has been on a hot streak lately. In the last five games, the attacker has scored 5 goals for Al Wasl. Al Nasr’s most prolific scorer has been Juma. The midfielder has netted 2 goals over the last 5 matches.