On the 23rd of February, in this week 18 match, Al Raed will travel to Jeddah to battle Al Ittihad in a Pro League match. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 23 degrees, a perfect day for football. Al Ittihad is fresh off their 3-0 shutout win against Al Ittifaq. Hélder Costa struck first for Al Ittihad in the 19th minute, then Romario Ricardo da Silva added another in the 59th minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Al Ittifaq couldn’t manage to score, and Al Ittihad took the shutout win. Al Ittihad is on a hot streak lately, having won 8 of their last 10, while in their last match, Al Raed recorded a 2-2 draw against Al Wahda. Júlio Tavares scored the first goal for Al Raed in the 34th minute, then Júlio Tavares added another in the 53rd minute on a feed from Fouzair. Al Raed is looking for direction having 3 win and 5 losses in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, in King Abdullah Sport City Stadium, Al Ittihad won by a score of 1 to 0. Ahmed Hegazy scored the first goal for Al Ittihad in the 66th minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring At the end of 90 a dissapointed Al Raed couldn’t manage to score, and Al Ittihad took the shutout win.
Al Raed’s most prolific scorer has been Fouzair. The midfielder has netted 3 goals over the last five matches. Abderazak Hamdallah has been on a hot streak lately. In the last five games, hes scored 4 goals for Al Ittihad.