In this week 18 match, on Friday Jan 21st, Al Taawon plays host to Al Nassr in a meeting of these two Pro League teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 18 degrees, which is great football weather. Al Taawon sits at 13th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-3 loss against Al Hilal. Leandre Geal Tawamba Kana struck first for Al Taawon in the 6th minute on a penalty shot, then Henrique Luvannor added another in the 24th minute from the penalty spot But luckily in the 47th minute, they were able to complete the comback with a goal by Moussa Marega. Al Taawon is looking for direction having 4 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches, while al Nassr is fresh off their 4-0 shutout win against Al Faisaly. Khalid Al Ghannam struck first for Al Nassr in the 2nd minute, then Anderson Talisca added another in the 74th minute on a feed from Sami Al Naji At the end of 90 a dissapointed Al Faisaly couldn’t manage to score, and Al Nassr took the shutout win. Al Nassr should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 20 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, Al Nassr was victorious by a score of 3 to 1. Alejandro Romero Gamarra struck first for Al Taawon in the 88th minute on a penalty kick, then in the 1st minute of the second half’s stoppage time, Abdulfattah Tawfiq Asiri sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Vincent Aboubakar Finally they completed the comback victory in the 98th minute on a penalty goal by Abderazak Hamdallah to cap off a wild match.
Al Nassr is fortunate enough to have Anderson Talisca in top form. In the last five matches the midfielder has scored four goals. Henrique Luvannor has been on a hot streak lately. In the last five games, hes scored 4 goals for Al Taawon.