In this 5th week match, on Sat Oct 1st, Al Khaleej and Al Batin will play a match in Khor Fakkan in a meeting of these two evenly matched Pro League teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but hot day with daytime temperatures of 30 degrees, which hopefuly doesnt affect the pace of the match. In their last match, Al Khaleej recorded a 0-2 loss against Al Ittihad. Abderazak Hamdallah struck first for Al Ittihad in the 4th minute, then Abderazak Hamdallah added another in the 69th minute on a feed from Hamdan Al Shamrani In the end, Al Khaleej was frustrated by Al Ittihad’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Al Ittihad ended the match with the shutout victory. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 3 of their last 10, while al Batin sits at 16th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-4 loss against Al Nassr. Luiz Gustavo scored the first goal for Al Nassr in the 17th minute, then Anderson Talisca added another in the 29th minute In the end, Al Batin couldn’t muster any offence and Al Nassr ran away with the shutout win. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 6 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season.