In this week 12 match on Jan 7th, Al Ittifaq will play host to Abha in a meeting of these two Pro League teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 17 degrees, a perfect day for football. Al Ittifaq is fresh off their 0-3 loss against Al Shabab. Santi Mina scored the first goal for Al Shabab in the 21st minute, then Iago Santos added another in the 1st minute of the first half’s stoppage time At the end of 90 a dissapointed Al Ittifaq couldn’t manage to score, and Al Shabab took the shutout win. Al Ittifaq is looking for direction having earned 13 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Abha recorded a 1-2 loss against Al Ittihad. Abderazak Hamdallah struck first for Al Ittihad in the 21st minute on a feed from Shanqeeti, then Romario Ricardo da Silva added another in the 50th minute. Abha is looking for direction having earned 13 points in their last 10 matches.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season. Last season Abha won the head to head battle with 1 win.
Abha is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Saad Bguir and Saleh Al Jamaan each having 3 goals in their last 5. Abdullah Al Salem and Naïm Sliti are the top scorers for Al Ittifaq in the last 5 matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal.