A Saudi summit in Jeddah between Al-Ittihad and Al-Ahly... Know its timing
Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Stadium in Jeddah will be the scene of the Western Derby match between Al-Ahly and Al-Ittihad, on Saturday (22:00 UAE time) at the summit of the 22nd stage of the Saudi Football Championship.
The first leg match, which was held at the same stadium in early October, ended in a 2-0 victory for Al-Ittihad, scored by defenders Hamdan Al-Shamrani and Egyptian Ahmed Hegazy.
The match will be led by a Swiss referee team led by international Sandro Schaer, who has refereed three matches in the league this season.
Al-Ittihad is in the first place with 48 points, seven points behind Al-Nassr, who played more games, while Al-Ahly is in the ninth place with 25 points.
Although Al-Ahly is still far from its level, it managed to avoid losing in the last six matches in the league, winning two matches and drawing four, before losing to Al-Shabab in the King's Cup competition.
He is striving to restore his reputation from losing the first round, and at the same time improve his position in the ranking ladder, especially, and that he is still among the clubs threatened with relegation, in sympathy with the dotted convergence between him and the clubs that follow him in the ranking ladder.
His Albanian coach, Basnik Hasi, confirmed that he is able to get the team out of this situation, collect points and rise to advanced positions, as he has a good and balanced team with players with great potential.
Al-Ahly is counting on its Syrian leader and scorer Omar Al-Soma, the Brazilian Carlos Eduardo, Abdul Rahman Gharib, Ayman Yahya, Cameroonian Frank Como and Macedonian Ezgan Alyosky.
On the other hand, Al-Ittihad is looking to restore the winning tone, after stumbling in a draw against Al-Taawon in the last round, before eliminating the same team from the King's Cup with great difficulty.
Al-Ittihad is currently considered to be in its best technical and moral condition, and its ranks will witness the return of its Brazilian playmaker Igor Coronado after a long absence due to injury, but in return he is missing his defender Ahmed Hegazy, who is still continuing his treatment program.
The federation includes a group of distinguished players, such as Brazilian goalkeeper Marcelo Grohe, his compatriots Bruno Henrique, Romarinho da Silva and Moroccan Abdul Razzaq Hamdallah, along with Muhannad Al Shanqiti, Abdulaziz Al-Bishi and Fahd Al-Mawlid.
Victory to overcome the cup stumble
The second victory is looking forward to overcoming his exit from the King's Cup competition, when he receives the sixth-ranked (28) Abha at the Marsool Park Stadium in Riyadh, in a match in which the victory will be weighed on paper in sympathy with the technical and racial differences that favor him.
After bidding farewell to the King’s Cup competition against its neighbor Al Hilal in the capital’s derby, with a 1-2 loss, Al Nasr hopes that this loss will not affect his career in the league, and he will throw all his weight in order to win over his guest and remain runners-up before the inflamed battle that brings him together with Al Hilal in the next round. .
Although the capital's team's chances of competing for the title seem difficult, as it trailed by 7 points and played less than Al-Ittihad, but it is striving to stay in its position at the very least to ensure Asian participation in the Super Cup.
On the other hand, Abha aspires to overcome the derby loss against Damak and restore the tone of victories again to secure its position in the middle of the league and stay away from the relegation struggle.
Abha is aware of the strength of his guest and that is why he will play according to his capabilities in order to achieve his goal, especially as he enters the match with full ranks.
Al Hilal seeks to continue its positive results when it hosts Al Hazm, bottom of the standings, at Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium in Riyadh, in a match that seems easy for the owner of the land, who presents great levels with his new coach, Argentine Ramon Dias.
The fourth Al Hilal has 34 points and has three games postponed with Al Ittihad, Al Faiha and Al Ettifaq.
Al Hilal is progressing in a distinctive way after returning from the Club World Cup, where it surpassed its young neighbor in the league by five, before its other neighbor eliminated Al Nasr from the King's Cup 2-1.
He is looking forward to continuing his positive results and achieving the third victory in a row since Dias received his mission, to maintain his chances in the title, especially since he has three matches postponed, and if he wins, he will jump to the runners-up and approach Al-Ittihad.
Al-Hazm is in a difficult situation in terms of results, which put it in the last place. The team achieved only three victories, and did not collect any point in the last three matches, as it lost all of them. Nevertheless, it is trying to come up with a positive result through which it maintains its hopes of staying within the elite clubs and gives it Boost morale in the upcoming matches.
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