Week 2 brings us a match on Sep 1st where Abha hosts Al Shabab in a meeting of these two Pro League teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 21 degrees, a perfect day for football. Abha sits at 5th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-1 win against Al Raed. Mohammed Salem struck first for Al Raed in the 34th minute, then Abdulfattah Mohamed Adam tied it up for Abha in the 51st minute But luckily in the 60th minute, they were able to complete the comback with a goal by Saad Bguir. Abha is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches, while 2nd placed Al Shabab is fresh off their 3-0 shutout win against Al Batin. Aaron-Salem Boupendza scored the first goal for Al Shabab in the 22nd minute, then Carlos added another in the 48th minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Al Batin couldn’t manage to score, and Al Shabab took the shutout win. Al Shabab is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season. Last season Abha won the head to head battle with 1 win.
Éver Banega has been the most prolific scorer on Al Shabab in his last 5 matches with two goals. Abha’s most prolific scorer has been Saad Bguir. The midfielder has netted 2 goals over the last 5 matches.