On Saturday Oct 8th, Al Wasl will host Al Dhafra at Zabeel Stadium in a clash of these two extremely mismatched UAE League teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but hot day with daytime temperatures of 31 degrees, which may be tiring for the players. In their last match, 3rd placed Al Wasl, recorded a 2-1 win against Al Nasr. Gabrielzinho struck first for Al Wasl in the 20th minute, then Gabrielzinho added another in the 47th minute. Al Wasl is looking for direction having 2 win and 0 losses in their last 10 matches, while al Dhafra is fresh off their 3-2 win against Shabab Al Ahli Dubai. Ahmed Fawzi struck first for Al Dhafra in the 19th minute on a feed from Walid Karoui, then Walid Karoui added another in the 57th minute. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 2 of their last 10.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season. Last season Al Wasl won the head to head battle with 1 win.
Al Dhafra hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last 5 matches are bin Mahmoud Al Darmaki and Mohamed Rayhi, and they each have 1 goal. Al Wasl is glad to have Gilberto Oliveira Souza Junior in top form. In the last five matches the attacker has scored four goals.