Week 17 brings us a match on Feb 18th, where Al Wahda hosts Al Bataeh at Al-nahyan Stadium in a meeting of these two UAE League teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 20 degrees, a perfect day for football. In their last match, Al Wahda recorded a 1-1 draw against Shabab Al Ahli Dubai. Cartabia struck first for Shabab Al Ahli Dubai in the 64th minute on a penalty, then in the 78th minute, Matheus Pereira sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Alaeddine Zouhir earning Al Wahda at least a draw. Al Wahda should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 21 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Al Bataeh recorded a 3-3 draw against Bani Yas. Lourency scored the first goal for Al Bataeh in the 5th minute, then Lourency added another in the 25th minute. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 6 points in their last 10 matches.
On Sunday Oct 2nd, Al Bataeh hosted Al Wahda in their last match together. Al Wahda was victorious by a score of 4 to 0. Al Saadi struck first for Al Wahda in the 22nd minute, then Lucas Pimenta Peres Lopes added another in the 76th minute on a feed from Al Mekhaini Al Junaibi In the end, Al Bataeh couldn’t muster any offence and Al Wahda ran away with the shutout win.
Lourency has been on a hot streak lately. In the last five games, the attacker has scored 5 goals for Al Bataeh. For Al Wahda, their top scorers are João Pedro and Sebastian Tagliabue, each having 2 goals in their last five matches.