In this 9th week match, on Friday Nov 4th, Al Nasr plays host to Al Jazira in a meeting of these two UAE League teams. Al Nasr is fresh off their 3-5 loss against Al Ittihad Kalba. Sultan Alzaabi struck first for Al Ittihad Kalba in the 3rd minute, but Mendes da Graca got the equalizer for Al Nasr in the 19th minute , but Al Ittihad Kalba kept scoring and walked away with the win. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 4 of their last 10, while in their last match, 5th placed Al Jazira, recorded a 2-0 shutout win against Al Wasl. Achraf Bencharki struck first for Al Jazira in the 21st minute, then Achraf Bencharki added another in the 41st minute In the end, Al Wasl couldn’t muster any offence and Al Jazira ran away with the shutout win. Al Jazira is looking for direction having earned 16 points in their last 10 matches.
On the 15th of November, Al Nasr hosted Al Jazira at the Rashid Al-maktoum Stadium in their last match together. Al Nasr and Al Jazira battled to a 0-0 draw. Neither Al Nasr nor Al Jazira could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 9 and 8 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a 0 – 0 draw,.
For Al Jazira, their top scorers are Ali Ahmed Mabkhout Mohsen Omran Al Hajeri and Achraf Bencharki, each having 2 goals in their last 5 matches. Al Nasr is glad to have Mendes da Graca in top form. In the last five matches the midfielder has scored four goals.