On Saturday Apr 23rd, Al Wasl will play host to Emirates in a meeting of these two mismatched UAE League teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 25 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. In their last match, 7th placed Al Wasl, recorded a 2-3 loss against Al Ain. Laba scored the first goal for Al Ain in the 29th minute, then Oliveira Souza Junior tied it up for Al Wasl in the 43rd minute , but luckily for Al Ain it didn’t end there. They were able to keep scoring to earn the win. Al Wasl is looking for direction having earned 13 points in their last 10 matches, while 14th placed Emirates is fresh off their 2-4 loss against Al Wahda. Omar Khribin struck first for Al Wahda in the 15th minute, then Fábio Martins added another in the 25th minute. Emirates looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 6 of their last 10.
On the 29th of October, Emirates hosted Al Wasl at the Emirates Club Stadium in their last match together. Al Wasl won by a score of 1 to 0. Al Akbari struck first for Al Wasl in the %Minute minute of the %HalfNumber half’s stoppage time, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Emirates was frustrated by Al Wasl’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Al Wasl ended the match with the shutout victory.
Joseph Gnadou and da Silva Neves are the top scorers for Emirates in the last five matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal. It’s hard to imagine having success with those stats. Gilberto Oliveira Souza Junior has been the most prolific scorer on Al Wasl in his last 5 matches with 3 goals.