In this 12th week match, on Saturday Dec 24th, Al Ain plays host to Al Wasl in a UAE League match. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 21 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. Al Ain sits at 7th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-2 draw against Bani Yas. Andriy Yarmolenko scored the first goal for Al Ain in the 28th minute, but Nicolás Giménez got the equalizer for Bani Yas in the 31st minute . With 17 points in their last 10 matches Al Ain should be reasonably happy with their performance, while in their last match, Al Wasl recorded a 1-2 loss against Shabab Al Ahli Dubai. Oliveira Souza Junior scored the first goal for Al Wasl in the 5th minute, then in the 9th minute, Ganiev sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Al Hammadi Finally they completed the comback in the 20th minute on a goal by da Cruz to cap off a wild match. Al Wasl should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 20 points in their last 10 matches.
Al Wasl and Al Ain last played eachother at the Zabeel Stadium on Jan 4th. Al Ain was victorious by a score of 4 to 3. Cristian Guanca struck first for Al Ain in the 5th minute, but Jonathan Santos got the equalizer for Al Wasl on an own goal in the 14th minute , but fortunately for Al Ain it didn’t end there. They added more goals to be able to earn themselves the win.
Al Wasl’s top weapon lately has been Fabio Virginio de Lima, who has 3 goals in the last five matches. Al Ain’s most prolific scorer has been Soufiane Rahimi. He has netted 3 goals over the last five matches.