Week 16 brings us a match on Feb 10th where Al Ta’ee plays host to Al Ittifaq in a Pro League match. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 16 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. In their last match, 10th placed Al Ta’ee, recorded a 0-1 loss against Al Ittihad. Coronado struck first for Al Ittihad in the %Minute minute of the %HalfNumber half’s stoppage time on a feed from Haroune Camara, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Al Ta’ee was frustrated by Al Ittihad’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Al Ittihad ended the match with the shutout victory. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 8 of their last 10, while al Ittifaq is fresh off their 3-2 win against Al Adalh. Youssouf Niakate scored the first goal for Al Ittifaq in the 3rd minute, but Boris Godál got the equalizer for Al Adalh in the 43rd minute , but fortunately for Al Ittifaq it didn’t end there. They added more goals to be able to earn themselves the win. Al Ittifaq is looking for direction having 4 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, in Prince Mohamed Bin Fahd Stadium, Al Ta’ee took the match by a score of 2 to 1. Guy Mbenza Kamboleke struck first for Al Ta’ee in the 6th minute, then in the 22nd minute, Abdulrahman Al Obaid sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Al Kuwaykibi.
Al Ittifaq’s most prolific scorer has been Youssouf Niakate. He has netted 2 goals over the last five matches. Al Ta’ee hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last five matches are Guy Mbenza Kamboleke and Amir Sayoud, and they each have 1 goal.