On Jan 27th, Khor Fakkan hosts Bani Yas in a clash of the UAE League. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 18 degrees, a perfect day for football. 10th placed Khor Fakkan is fresh off their 0-3 loss against Al Wasl. Soufiane Bouftini struck first for Al Wasl in the 9th minute on a feed from Ali Saleh, then Soufiane Bouftini added another in the 23rd minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Khor Fakkan couldn’t manage to score, and Al Wasl took the shutout win. Khor Fakkan is looking for direction having earned 14 points in their last 10 matches, while bani Yas sits at 9th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-1 loss against Al Wahda. João Pedro struck first for Al Wahda in the %Minute minute of the %HalfNumber half’s stoppage time on a feed from Sebastian Tagliabue, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Bani Yas couldn’t muster any offence and Al Wahda ran away with the shutout win. Bani Yas is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches.
On Sep 2nd, Bani Yas hosted Khor Fakkan at the Bani Yas Stadium in their last match together. Bani Yas was victorious by a score of 1 to 0. Sasa Ivkovic struck first for Bani Yas in the 79th minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Khor Fakkan was frustrated by Bani Yas’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Bani Yas ended the match with the shutout victory.
Rafael Papagaio has been on a hot streak lately. In the last five games, the attacker has scored 4 goals for Bani Yas. Aylton Boa Morte has been the most prolific scorer on Khor Fakkan in his last 5 matches with 2 goals.