In a mid week match in week 20, on Thursday Mar 9th, Al Ittihad will host Al Nassr at King Abdullah Sports City in a clash of these two evenly matched Pro League teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 23 degrees, which is great football weather. In their last match, 2nd placed Al Ittihad, recorded a 3-0 shutout win against Al Khaleej. Abderazak Hamdallah struck first for Al Ittihad in the 54th minute from the penalty spot, then Romario Ricardo da Silva added another in the 69th minute In the end, Al Khaleej couldn’t muster any offence and Al Ittihad ran away with the shutout win. Al Ittihad looks to continue their winning ways, having 7 wins in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Al Nassr recorded a 3-1 win against Al Batin. Renzo López struck first for Al Batin in the 17th minute, then in the 3rd minute of the second half’s stoppage time, Luiz Gustavo sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Abdulrahman Ghareeb But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback victory in the 102nd minute on a goal by Mohammed Al Fatil. Al Nassr looks to continue their winning ways, having 7 wins in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, in King Saud University Stadium, Al Nassr and Al Ittihad battled to a 0-0 draw. Neither Al Nassr nor Al Ittihad could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 19 and 1 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a 0 – 0 draw,.
Cristiano Ronaldo has been on a hot streak lately. In the last five games, hes scored eight goals for Al Nassr. For Al Ittihad, their top scorers are Romario Ricardo da Silva and Abderazak Hamdallah, each having 3 goals in their last five matches.