On Fri Dec 30th, in week 11, Al Fateh hosts Al Feiha at Prince Abdullah Bin Jalawi Sports City Stadium in a meeting of these two closely matched Pro League teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 17 degrees, a perfect day for football. 8th placed Al Fateh is fresh off their 4-1 win against Al Shabab. Sofiane Bendebka struck first for Al Fateh in the 41st minute on a penalty, then Santi Mina tied it up for Al Shabab in the 49th minute on a penalty. Al Fateh is looking for direction having 4 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Al Feiha recorded a 2-1 win against Al Ta’ee. Paulinho struck first for Al Feiha in the 3rd minute on a feed from Anthony Nwakaeme, then Anthony Nwakaeme added another in the 21st minute on a feed from Paulinho. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 6 of their last 10.
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 2 draws each.
Al Feiha’s top weapon lately has been Anthony Nwakaeme, who has three goals in the last five matches. Al Fateh’s most prolific scorer has been Firas Albirakan. He has netted 3 goals over the last 5 matches.