On Tue Dec 20th, in week 11, Bani Yas and Al Ain will play a match in Al Ain in a meeting of these two closely matched UAE League teams. In their last match, 5th placed Al Ain, recorded a 1-1 draw against Al Wahda. João Pedro scored the first goal for Al Wahda in the 25th minute, then Soufiane Rahimi tied it up for Al Ain in the 72nd minute on a feed from Al Ahbabi earning Al Ain a comeback draw. Al Ain should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 17 points in their last 10 matches, while 10th placed Bani Yas is fresh off their 3-2 win against Al Sharjah. Rafael Papagaio struck first for Bani Yas in the 30th minute, then in the 40th minute, Miralem Pjanić sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Makhete Diop , but fortunately for Bani Yas it didn’t end there. They added more goals to be able to earn themselves the win. Bani Yas is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season. Last season Al Ain won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
Rafael Papagaio has been on a hot streak lately. In the last five games, the attacker has scored 7 goals for Bani Yas. Al Ain’s top weapon lately has been Soufiane Rahimi, who has three goals in the last 5 matches.