In this 9th week match, on Thu Dec 15th, Dhamk hosts Al Ittifaq in a clash of the Pro League. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 14 degrees, which is great football weather. In their last match, 6th placed Dhamk, recorded a 2-0 shutout win against Al Adalh. El Arbi Hillel Soudani scored the first goal for Dhamk in the 45th minute, then Nono added another in the 58th minute on a feed from Al Ammar In the end, Al Adalh was frustrated by Dhamk’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Dhamk ended the match with the shutout victory. Dhamk should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 17 points in their last 10 matches, while al Ittifaq is fresh off their 0-1 loss against Al Taawon. Saad Fahad Al Nasser scored the first goal for Al Taawon in the 18th minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster At the end of 90 a dissapointed Al Ittifaq couldn’t manage to score, and Al Taawon took the shutout win. Al Ittifaq is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season. Last season Dhamk won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
Al Ittifaq is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Robin Quaison and Berat Ayberk Ödemiş each only have 1 goal in their last 5. Dhamk’s most prolific scorer has been El Arbi Hillel Soudani. He has netted 3 goals over the last 5 matches.