Week 5 features a match on Saturday Oct 1st, where Al Wahda and Al Ittifaq will play a match in Mecca in a Pro League match. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 14 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. 12th placed Al Wahda is fresh off their 0-3 loss against Al Hilal. Moussa Marega scored the first goal for Al Hilal in the 58th minute, then Odion Ighalo added another in the 79th minute on a feed from Yasir Gharsan Al Shahrani In the end, Al Wahda couldn’t muster any offence and Al Hilal ran away with the shutout win. Al Wahda looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 9 points in their last 10 matches, while al Ittifaq sits at 9th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-2 loss against Al Raed. 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 Fouzair Finally they completed the comback victory in the 86th minute on a goal by Mohamed Fouzair to cap off a wild match. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 2 of their last 10.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season.
Mohammed Marzouq Al Kuwaykibi has been the most prolific scorer on Al Ittifaq in the last 5 matches with two goals.