In this week 11 match, on Sat Dec 31st, Al Ta’ee will play host to Al Batin in a clash of these two mismatched Pro League teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 14 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. In their last match, Al Ta’ee recorded a 1-2 loss against Al Feiha. Paulinho struck first for Al Feiha in the 3rd minute, then Anthony Nwakaeme added another in the 21st minute on a feed from Paulinho. Al Ta’ee is looking for direction having earned 15 points in their last 10 matches, while al Batin sits at 16th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-2 loss against Al Raed. Karim Berkaoui scored the first goal for Al Raed in the 31st minute, then in the 49th minute, Al Jumaili sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Yousef Al Shammari. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 9 of their last 10.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out. Last season Al Ta’ee won the head to head battle with 1 win.
Al Batin’s top weapon lately has been Rakan Al-Shamlan, who has two goals in the last five matches. For Al Ta’ee, their top scorers are Knowledge Musona and Amir Sayoud, each having 3 goals in their last five matches.