On Fri Sep 16th, Al Ittihad Kalba plays host to Al Dhafra in a meeting of these two UAE League teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but hot day with daytime temperatures of 35 degrees, which may be tiring for the players. In their last match, Al Ittihad Kalba recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Al Wahda. Leandro Spadacio struck first for Al Ittihad Kalba in the 34th minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster At the end of 90 a dissapointed Al Wahda couldn’t manage to score, and Al Ittihad Kalba took the shutout win. Al Ittihad Kalba is looking for direction having 1 win and 1 losses in their last 10 matches, while 12th placed Al Dhafra is fresh off their 0-7 blowout loss against Al Ain. Laba struck first for Al Ain in the 11th minute on a feed from Caio Canedo Correa, then Fo-Doh Kodjo Laba added another in the 29th minute In the end, Al Dhafra was frustrated by Al Ain’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Al Ain ended the match with the shutout victory. Al Dhafra looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 1 of their last 10.
On Friday Aug 30th, Al Ittihad Kalba hosted Al Dhafra at the Ittihad Kalba Club Stadium in their last match together. Al Dhafra was victorious by a score of 3 to 2. Rigonato Rodrigues scored the first goal for Al Dhafra in the 4th minute, then João Pedro added another in the 19th minute.
Al Dhafra is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Suhail Salem Yeslam Ahmed Al Mansoori and Waleed Ambar each only have 1 goal in their last five. Al Ittihad Kalba hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last 5 matches are Peniel Kokou Mlapa and , and they each have 1 goal.