In this week 4 match on the 2nd of October, Al Ittihad Kalba and Al Ain will play a match in Al Ain in a meeting of these two closely matched UAE League teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but hot day with daytime temperatures of 28 degrees, which hopefuly doesnt affect the pace of the match. Al Ain sits at 8th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-2 loss against Al Jazira. Ramadan struck first for Al Jazira in the 19th minute on a feed from Al Hajeri, then Fo-Doh Kodjo Laba got the equalizer for Al Ain in the 39th minute on a feed from Andriy Yarmolenko. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches, while al Ittihad Kalba is fresh off their 2-0 shutout win against Al Dhafra. Habib Al Fardan struck first for Al Ittihad Kalba in the 72nd minute, then Brian Aramis Ramírez added another in the 75th minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Al Dhafra couldn’t manage to score, and Al Ittihad Kalba took the shutout win. Al Ittihad Kalba is looking for direction having 2 win and 1 losses in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, in Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain and Al Ittihad Kalba battled to a 1-1 draw. Jamal Maroof struck first for Al Ain in the 39th minute, but Sultan Alzaabi got the equalizer for Al Ittihad Kalba in the 4th minute of the first half’s stoppage time earning Al Ittihad Kalba at least a draw.
Al Ittihad Kalba is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Mlapa and each only have 1 goal in their last 5. Al Ain is glad to have Fo-Doh Kodjo Laba in top form. In the last 5 matches the attacker has scored 5 goals.