Week 9 features a match on Thu Dec 15th, where Al Shabab will play host to Al Ittihad in a clash of the Pro League. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 21 degrees, a perfect day for football. 1st placed Al Shabab is fresh off their 4-0 shutout win against Al Khaleej. Carlos scored the first goal for Al Shabab in the 2nd minute, then Cristian Guanca added another in the 59th minute on a feed from Carlos In the end, Al Khaleej was frustrated by Al Shabab’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Al Shabab ended the match with the shutout victory. Al Shabab is on a hot streak lately, with only 0 loss in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 3rd placed Al Ittihad, recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Al Wahda. Ahmed Hegazy struck first for Al Ittihad in the 80th minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Al Wahda couldn’t muster any offence and Al Ittihad ran away with the shutout win. Al Ittihad should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 20 points in their last 10 matches.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 1 win apiece.
Al Ittihad is glad to have Abderazak Hamdallah in top form. In the last 5 matches the attacker has scored 4 goals. Carlos has been the most prolific scorer on Al Shabab in the last five matches with 3 goals.