December 25th features a match where Shabab Al Ahli Dubai hosts Bani Yas at Al-rashid Stadium in a meeting of these two mismatched UAE League teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 21 degrees, which is great football weather. Shabab Al Ahli Dubai is fresh off their 2-1 win against Al Wasl. Gilberto Oliveira Souza Junior scored the first goal for Al Wasl in the 5th minute, then Yousef Jaber Naser Al Hammadi tied it up for Shabab Al Ahli Dubai in the 9th minute on a feed from Ganiev But luckily in the 20th minute, they were able to complete the comback with a goal by da Cruz. Shabab Al Ahli Dubai is on a hot streak lately, with only 1 loss in their last 10 matches, while 9th placed Bani Yas is fresh off their 2-2 draw against Al Ain. Andriy Yarmolenko struck first for Al Ain in the 28th minute on a feed from Soufiane Rahimi, then Nicolás Giménez tied it up for Bani Yas in the 31st minute . Bani Yas looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 9 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 1 win each.
Rafael Papagaio has been on a hot streak lately. In the last five games, the attacker has scored 4 goals for Bani Yas. Both Cartabia and Igor Jesus Maciel da Cruz have been the hottest scorers for Shabab Al Ahli Dubai in the last five each having scored 3 goals each.