On Sat Feb 26th, Bani Yas will host Al Dhafra in a clash of these two closely matched UAE League teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 26 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. Bani Yas is fresh off their 0-2 loss against Al Ain. Cristian Guanca struck first for Al Ain in the 47th minute, then Soufiane Rahimi added another in the 86th minute on a feed from Fo-Doh Kodjo Laba At the end of 90 a dissapointed Bani Yas couldn’t manage to score, and Al Ain took the shutout win. Bani Yas is looking for direction having 4 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Al Dhafra recorded a 0-0 scoreless draw against Emirates. Al Dhafra had 16 on net, and Emirates had 4, but no one could beat the goalie, and the game ended in a 0-0 draw,. Al Dhafra looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 7 points in their last 10 matches.
Bani Yas and Al Dhafra last played eachother at the Bani Yas Stadium on Fri Nov 12th. Al Dhafra was victorious by a score of 3 to 2. El Adoua struck first for Al Dhafra in the 8th minute on a feed from Leonardo Rodriguez Pereira, then in the 9th minute, Mohammed Jaber sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Gaston Maximiliano Alvarez Suarez , but luckily for Al Dhafra it didn’t end there. They were able to keep scoring to earn themselves the victory.
Al Dhafra is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, bin Mahmoud Al Darmaki and Makhete Diop each only have 1 goal in their last 5. Bani Yas is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Mohamed Alhammadi and Khalid Hashemi each having 2 goals in their last five.