On the 5th of May, Emirates will host Bani Yas at Emirates Club Stadium in a meeting of these two mismatched UAE League teams. Weather on match day is looking like a windy and hot day with daytime temperatures of 30 degrees, which hopefuly doesnt affect the pace of the match. Emirates is fresh off their 0-3 loss against Al Wasl. Michel Daryl Araujo Villar struck first for Al Wasl in the 42nd minute on a feed from Gilberto Oliveira Souza Junior, then Jeferson Douglas dos Santos Souza added another in the 3rd minute of the first half’s stoppage time on a feed from Abdulazeez Owolabi At the end of 90 a dissapointed Emirates couldn’t manage to score, and Al Wasl took the shutout win. Emirates looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 8 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 7th placed Bani Yas, recorded a 1-1 draw against Al Jazira. Ahmed Al Ghilani struck first for Bani Yas in the 6th minute, then Al Hajeri tied it up for Al Jazira in the 64th minute earning Al Jazira at least a draw. With 17 points in their last 10 matches Bani Yas should be reasonably happy with their performance.
Bani Yas and Emirates last played eachother at the Bani Yas Stadium on the 4th of December. Emirates took the match by a score of 1 to 0. Mohammed Zakaria struck first for Emirates in the 90th minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Bani Yas couldn’t muster any offence and Emirates ran away with the shutout win.
Bani Yas’s most prolific scorer has been Isaac Thelin. The Swedish attacker has netted three goals over the last 5 matches. Emirates hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last 5 matches are Joseph Gnadou and da Silva Neves, and they each have 1 goal.