The Emperor is betting on the support of his fans in Zabeel
Al Wasl covets Al Dhafra points to approach the lead
Ali Saleh (right) is one of Al Wasl's most important weapons.
Emirates today
Al Wasl aspires to continue its victories when it meets Al Dhafra in the fifth round of the ADNOC Professional League at 5:15 pm at Al Wasl Stadium in Zabeel, bringing the “Emperor” close to the lead, especially since this round witnessed yesterday's confrontation of the first and second Sharjah with Al Jazeera.
Al Wasl occupies third place with eight points, while Al Dhafra has four points in its 12th place in the standings, as the "Emperor" hopes to continue his superiority over the Knights of Al Dhafra, after he did not lose to him in the last seven league matches that brought the two teams together with the "Panthers" winning in Five matches and a draw in two matches, while Al Dhafra achieved its last victory over Al Wasl on October 5, 2018, with two goals to one.
"Al-Asfar" enters the meeting with high spirits, after winning in the fourth round against its traditional rival, Al-Nasr in its own home, with two goals to one, to win Argentine coach Juan Antonio Pizzi the confidence of the Al-Waslawi fans, who are looking forward to more in the coming rounds, and to compete for the title.
Al-Wasl is betting on the great support it has been receiving from its fans since the beginning of the season, and hopes that the Al-Waslawi fans will continue to have a strong presence at Zabeel Stadium to give the players a strong moral boost, and for the team to achieve its first victory at home, especially since the “Panthers” achieved two victories outside their stadium over each From Al Bataeh and Al Nasr, while they tied twice in Zabeel against each of Al Wahda and Dibba Al Fujairah.
On the other hand, the situation is not different for Al Dhafra, who is playing the match with high spirits after the team achieved its first victory in the league by defeating Shabab Al Ahly in the fourth round with three goals to two, to move Al Dhafra away from the 14th place and advance to the 12th place.
Serbian coach Nebosha seeks to provide Al Dhafra with the same return that appeared against the "Dubai Knights", especially at the level of counter-attacks carried out by the players in a wonderful way, so that the team advanced over Al-Ahly youth by three goals without a response.
The way the Serbian coach plays against Al-Wasl will not be different, as he will rely on counter-attacks and exploit the “Leopards” way of playing by focusing on the attack, as Al Dhafra hopes to achieve at least a point in Zabeel to support his chances of moving away from the positions that put him among the teams threatened with relegation to the League First.
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