On Mar 9th, Al Khaleej will travel to Hafar Al-Batin to battle Al Batin in a Pro League match. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 24 degrees, a perfect day for football. In their last match, Al Batin recorded a 1-3 loss against Al Nassr. Renzo López struck first for Al Batin in the 17th minute on a feed from Andre Watshini Bukia, 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 luckily in the 102nd minute, they were able to complete the comback with a goal by Mohammed Al Fatil. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 5 points in their last 10 matches, while 14th placed Al Khaleej is fresh off their 0-3 loss against Al Ittihad. Abderazak Hamdallah scored the first goal for Al Ittihad in the 54th minute from the penalty spot, then Romario Ricardo da Silva added another in the 69th minute on a feed from Coronado At the end of 90 a dissapointed Al Khaleej couldn’t manage to score, and Al Ittihad took the shutout win. Al Khaleej is looking for direction having 4 win and 6 losses in their last 10 matches.
Al Khaleej and Al Batin last played eachother at the Saqr Bin Mohammad Al Qassimi Stadium on Sat Oct 1st. Al Khaleej won by a score of 1 to 0. Lucas Souza scored the first goal for Al Khaleej in the 90th minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Al Batin couldn’t muster any offence and Al Khaleej ran away with the shutout win.
Al Khaleej’s most prolific scorer has been Sokol Cikalleshi. He has netted three goals over the last five matches. Al Batin’s most prolific scorer has been Renzo López. The attacker has netted 3 goals over the last five matches.