September 16th features a match where Bani Yas will host Al Bataeh in a clash of the UAE League. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 27 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. 9th placed Bani Yas is fresh off their 0-3 loss against Al Sharjah. Paco Alcácer struck first for Al Sharjah in the 15th minute on a feed from Saleem Sultan Salem Saeed Al Sharjee, then Miralem Pjanić added another in the 39th minute on a penalty In the end, Bani Yas was frustrated by Al Sharjah’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Al Sharjah ended the match with the shutout victory. Bani Yas is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 6th placed Al Bataeh, recorded a 1-2 loss against Al Wasl. Gilberto Oliveira Souza Junior struck first for Al Wasl in the 45th minute on a feed from Fabio Virginio de Lima, then in the 54th minute, Fahad Sabeel sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Anatole Bertrand Abang. Al Bataeh is looking for direction having 1 win and 1 losses in their last 10 matches.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season.
Al Bataeh is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, João Novais and Lourency each only have 1 goal in their last 5. and Nicolás Giménez are the top scorers for Bani Yas in the last 5 matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal.