On Dec 25th, Khor Fakkan plays host to Al Ittihad Kalba in a clash of these two evenly matched UAE League teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 21 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. 10th placed Khor Fakkan is fresh off their 2-2 draw against Al Wahda. Aylton Boa Morte struck first for Khor Fakkan in the 3rd minute, but João Pedro got the equalizer for Al Wahda in the 90th minute . Khor Fakkan is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Al Ittihad Kalba recorded a 0-4 loss against Al Sharjah. Ousmane Camara struck first for Al Sharjah in the 21st minute on a feed from Miralem Pjanić, then Martins Pereira added another in the 57th minute on a feed from Majed Hassan Ahmad Abdulla Al Ahmadi In the end, Al Ittihad Kalba 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. Al Ittihad Kalba should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 17 points in their last 10 matches.
Khor Fakkan and Al Ittihad Kalba last played eachother at the None on Oct 11th. Khor Fakkan and Al Ittihad Kalba battled to a 0-0 draw. Neither Khor Fakkan nor Al Ittihad Kalba could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 19 and 9 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a 0 – 0 draw,.
Al Ittihad Kalba is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Ahmed Amir Saeed Amir Rashid Al Naqbi and Filip Kiss each having 2 goals in their last five. Aylton Boa Morte has been on a hot streak lately. In the last 5 games, hes scored 6 goals for Khor Fakkan.