In this week 17 match, on Thursday Feb 16th, Al Ittihad and Al Ittifaq will play a match in Dammam in a Pro League match. Weather on match day is looking like a windy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 17 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. 10th placed Al Ittifaq is fresh off their 0-2 loss against Al Ta’ee. Mukhtar Ali struck first for Al Ta’ee in the 20th minute, then Amir Sayoud added another in the 63rd minute on a feed from Al Johani In the end, Al Ittifaq couldn’t muster any offence and Al Ta’ee ran away with the shutout win. Al Ittifaq is looking for direction having 4 win and 5 losses in their last 10 matches, while 3rd placed Al Ittihad is fresh off their 5-0 blowout win against Al Adalh. da Silva struck first for Al Ittihad in the 17th minute, then Abderazak Hamdallah added another in the 37th minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Al Adalh couldn’t manage to score, and Al Ittihad took the shutout win. Al Ittihad is on a hot streak lately, with 7 wins in their last 10 matches.
On Saturday Sep 3rd, Al Ittihad hosted Al Ittifaq in their last match together. Al Ittihad and Al Ittifaq battled to a 0-0 draw. Neither Al Ittihad nor Al Ittifaq could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 14 and 2 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a scoreless draw,.
Al Ittihad is glad to have Abderazak Hamdallah in top form. In the last 5 matches the attacker has scored 4 goals. Al Ittifaq’s most prolific scorer has been Youssouf Niakate. The Malian attacker has netted 2 goals over the last 5 matches.