On Oct 25th, Al Wahda hosts Al Dhafra in a clash of the UAE League. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but hot day with daytime temperatures of 29 degrees, which may be tiring for the players. Al Wahda sits at 5th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 3-2 win against Al Ain. Soufiane Rahimi struck first for Al Ain in the 13th minute, then Adrien Silva tied it up for Al Wahda in the 43rd minute Finally they completed the comback in the 45th minute on a goal by João Pedro to cap off a wild match. Al Wahda is looking for direction having earned 14 points in their last 10 matches, while al Dhafra is fresh off their 1-2 loss against Al Bataeh. Lourency struck first for Al Bataeh in the 30th minute, then Lourency added another in the 3rd minute of the first half’s stoppage time. Al Dhafra looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 4 of their last 10.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out. Last season Al Wahda won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
Al Dhafra hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last 5 matches are Mohamed Rayhi and Walid Karoui, and they each have 1 goal. Al Wahda is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Peres Lopes and Pizzi each having 2 goals in their last five.