Week 4 brings us a match on Sep 15th where Al Batin will play host to Al Nassr in a meeting of these two extremely mismatched Pro League teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but hot day with daytime temperatures of 35 degrees, hopefuly the heat doesn’t affect the players too much. In their last match, Al Batin recorded a 0-3 loss against Al Ittifaq. Coelho Santos struck first for Al Ittifaq in the 66th minute, then Youssouf Niakate added another in the 88th minute from the penalty spot In the end, Al Batin was frustrated by Al Ittifaq’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Al Ittifaq ended the match with the shutout victory. Al Batin looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 3 of their last 10, while in their last match, Al Nassr recorded a 2-1 win against Dhamk. Sami Al Naji struck first for Al Nassr in the 37th minute, then Anderson Talisca added another in the 60th minute. Al Nassr is looking for direction having 2 win and 1 losses in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season. Last season Al Nassr won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
Al Nassr is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Jaloliddin Masharipov and Gonzalo Martínez each only have 1 goal in their last five. Al Shammari and Mohamed Rayhi are the top scorers for Al Batin in the last five matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal.