On Friday Mar 18th, in week 25, Al Ta’ee will play host to Al Shabab in a clash of the Pro League. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 19 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. 11th placed Al Ta’ee is fresh off their 1-3 loss against Al Ahli. Amir Sayoud scored the first goal for Al Ta’ee in the 33rd minute, then in the 42nd minute, Al Somah sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Franck Kom But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback victory in the 48th minute on a goal by Al Somah. Al Ta’ee looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches, while 3rd placed Al Shabab is fresh off their 0-2 loss against Al Ittihad. Abdulaziz Ali Al Bishi struck first for Al Ittihad in the 45th minute, then Romario Ricardo da Silva added another in the 50th minute on a feed from Hamdan Al Shamrani In the end, Al Shabab couldn’t muster any offence and Al Ittihad ran away with the shutout win. With 18 points in their last 10 matches Al Shabab should be reasonably happy with their performance.
Al Shabab and Al Ta’ee last played eachother at the Prince Faisal Bin Fahd Stadium on the 28th of October. Al Shabab was victorious by a score of 3 to 0. Carlos struck first for Al Shabab in the 3rd minute on a feed from Husain Massoud Al Monassar, then Odion Ighalo added another in the 23rd minute on a feed from Éver Banega In the end, Al Ta’ee couldn’t muster any offence and Al Shabab ran away with the shutout win.
Al Shabab hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last five matches are Carlos and Luciano Vietto, and they each have 1 goal. Tobías Figueroa has been the most prolific scorer on Al Ta’ee in his last five matches with 2 goals.