In a weekend match in week 5, on Saturday Oct 8th, Al Wahda will play host to Al Nasr in a meeting of these two UAE 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. Al Wahda sits at 9th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 4-0 shutout win against Al Bataeh. Al Saadi struck first for Al Wahda in the 22nd minute on a feed from Pizzi, then Peres Lopes added another in the 76th minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Al Bataeh couldn’t manage to score, and Al Wahda took the shutout win. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 8th placed Al Nasr, recorded a 1-2 loss against Al Wasl. Gabrielzinho struck first for Al Wasl in the 20th minute, then Gabrielzinho added another in the 47th minute. Al Nasr is looking for direction having 1 win and 1 losses in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, in Al-nahyan Stadium, Al Wahda won by a score of 2 to 0. João Pedro scored the first goal for Al Wahda in the 15th minute, then Al Hammadi added another in the 17th minute on a feed from Alzaabi In the end, Al Nasr was frustrated by Al Wahda’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Al Wahda ended the match with the shutout victory.
Al Nasr’s most prolific scorer has been Juma. The midfielder has netted 2 goals over the last five matches. For Al Wahda, their top scorers are João Pedro and Peres Lopes, each having 2 goals in their last five matches.