On Mar 3rd, Al Khaleej plays host to Al Ittihad in a clash of these two extremely mismatched Pro League teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 21 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. Al Khaleej sits at 14th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-2 loss against Al Adalh. Reinaldo Lenis struck first for Al Adalh in the 50th minute, then Marcus Antonsson added another in the 71st minute In the end, Al Khaleej couldn’t muster any offence and Al Adalh ran away with the shutout win. Al Khaleej is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches, while al Ittihad sits at 2nd place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-0 scoreless draw against Al Raed. Al Ittihad had 17 on net, and Al Raed had 1, but no one could beat the goalie, and the game ended in a 0-0 draw,. Al Ittihad looks to continue their winning ways, having 7 wins in their last 10 matches.
Al Khaleej and Al Ittihad last played eachother at the King Abdullah Sports City on the 15th of September. Al Ittihad won by a score of 2 to 0. Abderazak Hamdallah struck first for Al Ittihad in the 4th minute on a feed from Coronado, then Abderazak Hamdallah added another in the 69th minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Al Khaleej couldn’t manage to score, and Al Ittihad took the shutout win.
Both Coronado and Abderazak Hamdallah have been the hottest scorers for Al Ittihad in the last five each having scored 3 goals each. Sokol Cikalleshi has been on a hot streak lately. In the last five games, the attacker has scored four goals for Al Khaleej.