In this week 7 match on Oct 22nd, Khor Fakkan will host Shabab Al Ahli Dubai in a meeting of these two closely matched UAE League teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but hot day with daytime temperatures of 31 degrees, which may be tiring for the players. Khor Fakkan is fresh off their 0-0 scoreless draw against Ajman. Neither Ajman nor Khor Fakkan could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 8 and 5 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a 0 – 0 draw,. Khor Fakkan looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 9 points in their last 10 matches, while shabab Al Ahli Dubai is fresh off their 2-1 win against Al Jazira. Khalifa Alhammadi scored the first goal for Shabab Al Ahli Dubai on an own goal in the 30th minute, then Bruno Conceicao de Oliveira got the equalizer for Al Jazira in the 87th minute on a feed from Traore. Shabab Al Ahli Dubai is looking for direction having 3 win and 2 losses in their last 10 matches.
In their last match on the 26th of January, Shabab Al Ahli Dubai was victorious by a score of 5 to 0. da Cruz scored the first goal for Shabab Al Ahli Dubai in the 1st minute, then Carlos Eduardo added another in the 43rd minute In the end, Khor Fakkan was frustrated by Shabab Al Ahli Dubai’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Shabab Al Ahli Dubai ended the match with the shutout victory.
Omar Khribin has been the most effective weapon for Shabab Al Ahli Dubai lately. The attacker has netted 2 goals in his last five matches. Aylton Boa Morte has been the most prolific scorer on Khor Fakkan in his last 5 matches with three goals.