Attention is focused on the fiery match between Shabab Al-Ahly and Al-Wasl (the defending champion) at the end of the tenth round of the ADNOC Professional Football League at 19:30 this evening at Rashid Stadium in Dubai.
The confrontation comes four days after the exciting meeting that brought together the “Dubai Knights” with the “Emperor” in the “Emaar Super Cup” final, which ended in favor of Shabab Al-Ahly 4-1 on penalties, after the end of regular time 2-2.
Shabab Al-Ahly (second in ranking) is seeking to confirm its superiority over Al-Wasl, continue its efforts to compete for the league title, and ensure that the difference with “leader” Sharjah does not widen to more than four points, awaiting its postponed confrontation against Al-Ain, in which if it wins, the difference will be reduced to a point. Only one.
Shabab Al-Ahly relies on important playing keys led by Iranian striker Sardar Azmoun, who hopes to score against Al-Wasl goalkeeper Khaled Al-Sanani.
Shabab Al-Ahly suffered in the last two rounds, not achieving victory after falling into the trap of a draw against Ittihad Kalba in a goalless draw, and with Khor Fakkan 1-1, and victory became the only option for them in today’s confrontation to return again to the path of victories. On the other hand, Al-Wasl, led by its striker Fabio Lima, seeks revenge for the loss of the Super Cup title, which it was hoping to win.
The loss was a strong blow to Al-Wasl, which did not give its best in local competitions, especially the league championship, which it holds, as it occupies eighth place with 13 points, after winning three matches, drawing in four, and losing in two matches, thus becoming far from the competition struggle that… It was largely confined to Sharjah and Shabab Al-Ahly.
Despite the decline in Al-Wasl’s results locally, it did a great job against Shabab Al-Ahly in the “Super” match, after it was the party that had the most control in the match, and was exposed to some details that prevented it from winning, in addition to some defensive lapses that became one of the most important gaps that it suffered. “The Emperor” since the beginning of the season.
Historically, the two teams have previously met 30 times at the professional league level. Shabab Al-Ahly won 12 times, Al-Wasl 10 times, and tied in eight matches. However, Shabab Al-Ahly did not taste the taste of victories against “The Emperor” in the last three confrontations that brought them together at the league level, as Al-Wasl won in Last season, home and away, with scores of 3-0 and 2-1.
. The two teams met 30 times in the professional league. Shabab Al-Ahly won 12 times and Al-Wasl won 10 times.
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