On the 30th of December, Bani Yas hosts Shabab Al Ahli Dubai at Bani Yas Stadium in a meeting of these two mismatched UAE League teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 7 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. 11th placed Bani Yas is fresh off their 0-3 loss against Al Sharjah. Caio struck first for Al Sharjah in the 31st minute, then Majid Rashid added another in the 48th minute In the end, Bani Yas was frustrated by Al Sharjah’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Al Sharjah ended the match with the shutout victory. Bani Yas is looking for direction having 3 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 3rd placed Shabab Al Ahli Dubai, recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Al Dhafra. Ahmad Nourollahi struck first for Shabab Al Ahli Dubai in the 72nd minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Al Dhafra couldn’t muster any offence and Shabab Al Ahli Dubai ran away with the shutout win. Shabab Al Ahli Dubai should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 17 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 2 draws apiece.
Shabab Al Ahli Dubai is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Carlos Eduardo de Oliveira Alves and Mehdi Ghaedi each only have 1 goal in their last five. Both and Abunamous have been the hottest scorers for Bani Yas in the last 5 each having scored 2 goals.