On the 1st of October, in this week 5 match, Al Adalh will travel to Buraydah to battle Al Raed in a clash of these two mismatched Pro League teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but hot day with daytime temperatures of 30 degrees, hopefuly the heat doesn’t affect the players too much. 8th placed Al Raed is fresh off their 2-1 win against Al Ittifaq. Robin Quaison scored the first goal for Al Ittifaq in the 40th minute, then Karim Berkaoui got the equalizer for Al Raed in the 2nd minute of the first half’s stoppage time on a feed from Mohamed Fouzair But luckily in the 86th minute, they were able to complete the comback with a goal by Mohamed Fouzair. Al Raed is looking for direction having 2 win and 2 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Al Adalh recorded a 0-1 loss against Al Shabab. Carlos scored the first goal for Al Shabab in the 3rd minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Al Adalh couldn’t muster any offence and Al Shabab ran away with the shutout win. Al Adalh looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 3 of their last 10.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season. Karim Berkaoui has been the most prolific scorer on Al Raed in his last 5 matches with two goals.