The 23rd round of the ADNOC Professional League begins today with three matches, which will largely determine the shape of the competition for the title, in addition to their impact on the race to escape the specter of relegation and ensure survival in the competition. At 18:10, the Emirates team will host Shabab Al-Ahly, and at the same time, Khor Fakkan will host Al-Nasr, while in the summit match, Al-Wasl will face its guest, Al-Wahda, at 21:00.
The Falcons are playing a fateful match in which there is no alternative to victory. But he faces a team that is also desperately searching for victory in order to maintain hope of competing for the league title, and this is what makes the meeting between the two teams a crossroads that determines the fate of each of them in the league. “The Falcons” occupy the penultimate place with 14 points and have two postponed matches remaining, while Shabab Al-Ahly has 46 points in second place and has a postponed match.
The two teams enter the match in high spirits, as the “Falcons” achieved victory in the 22nd round away from home over Kalba, reviving their chances of survival, and Shabab Al-Ahly also won over Al-Sharjah by three goals to one, to continue the pressure on Al-Wasl, who leads with 55 points.
In the second match, the “Dean” seeks to regain its victories again after suffering its first loss in the second round in the last round against Al-Wahda with an unanswered goal, while Khor Fakkan seeks to stop the bleeding of points after losing twice and drawing once in the last three matches.
Al-Nasr has 35 points in fifth place, while Khor Fakkan has 21 points in 12th place, and is still in danger of relegation.
Khor Fakkan needs to win in the next rounds to decide whether to remain in the “professionals”, regardless of the results of others, which puts his fate in his hands.
Al-Wasl requests the “key to the league” from “Al-Annabi”
This evening, all eyes will be on the summit match between Al-Wasl and Al-Wahda, and both teams are experiencing a special period. Al-Wasl goes into the match with a great desire to strengthen its lead, as it leads Shabab Al-Ahly by nine points, and is very close to winning the league title, while Al-Wahda has 38 points in fourth place, and hopes to continue to advance in the standings, and jump to third place, which is occupied by Al-Ain. Only one point away from unity.
This is the fourth confrontation between Al Wahda and Al Wasl this season, as they tied in the first leg in the league 2-2. In the semi-finals of the Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank Cup, Al Wasl won the first leg 2-1, before Al Wahda came back strongly and won the second leg 4-0, qualifying for the final, and then won the title at the expense of Al Ain with an unanswered goal.
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