On Mar 11th, Al Jazira hosts Shabab Al Ahli Dubai in a meeting of these two closely matched UAE League teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 25 degrees, a perfect day for football. In their last match, Al Jazira recorded a 3-2 win against Al Sharjah. Djaniny Tavares scored the first goal for Al Sharjah in the 2nd minute, then Al Hajeri tied it up for Al Jazira in the 52nd minute Finally they completed the comback in the 84th minute on a goal by Khalfan Mubarak Al Shamsi to cap off a wild match. Al Jazira should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 19 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 1st placed Shabab Al Ahli Dubai, recorded a 2-1 win against Al Ittihad Kalba. Federico Nicolas Cartabia struck first for Shabab Al Ahli Dubai in the 5th minute, then Yuri Cesar added another in the 66th minute. Shabab Al Ahli Dubai is on a hot streak lately, with 7 wins in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, Al Jazira and Shabab Al Ahli Dubai battled to a 2-2 draw. Oumar Traore struck first for Al Jazira in the 37th minute, but Guilherme Bala got the equalizer for Shabab Al Ahli Dubai in the 51st minute .
Shabab Al Ahli Dubai is glad to have Federico Nicolas Cartabia in top form. In the last 5 matches the midfielder has scored four goals. Al Hajeri has been the most prolific scorer on Al Jazira in his last five matches with three goals.