Al -Wahda monopolizes the memories of “Abu Dhabi Derby” .. The island is betting on the present

Al -Jazeera and its neighbor Al -Wahda have the opportunity to take the lead even if temporarily, when they face in the “Abu Dhabi Derby” within the opening day of the fifth round of the ADNOC Professional Football League, in a meeting that will be a conflict between a history that the unit has with memories of its superiority in the direct confrontations, and a reality that the island tries to impose the force of the present, which gives the match more hot The start whistle is approaching, at 20:15, at the Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium.

The mission of the owners of the land (seven points) will not be in fourth place, easy at all, especially since their opponent advanced to them by a point and occupies the third place with a score (eight points), and the meeting enters armed with historical preference, as the two teams met in 32 previous games, Al -Wahda won 13 of them, compared to nine victories for the island, while the tie dominated 10 games.

Al -Wahda also excels in the last seven games he played at Al -Jazeera Stadium, as he won five meetings against one draw and one loss, knowing that in general, the players of Al -Annabi scored 55 goals in the Al -Jazeera net, while the latter players scored 54 goals against Al -Wahda.

Al -Jazeera depends on its high spirits since the recent technical changes, after the dismissal of Moroccan Hussein Amouta after the first round and the contract with Dutchman Marino Bushic, who restored confidence to the players and provided them with levels that make them extraordinary candidates to win.

The team is also distinguished by its defense, as it did not receive any goal in the last three league matches, which is its best series since the 2016-2017 season, when he came out with clean nets in six consecutive games, and the team increased its offensive strength recently by contracting with Congolese striker Simon Banza, to complete the foreign contract and give the team an additional offensive depth, which suggests that the administration will not be satisfied with less The title.

On the other hand, Al -Wahda enters the meeting with high spirits, as he has not been subjected to any loss since the beginning of the season, and achieved an important victory over the Saudi Federation in the AFC Champions League, and “Al -Annabi” has a golden opportunity to temporarily take the lead, pending the summit of Al -Ahly and Al -Ain tomorrow.

His players also realize that winning will be a great moral boost before confronting the Iranian-Asian Tarter Sazi, in addition to strengthening his free score in 16 consecutive games in the league, since he lost Ajman 3-4 in the 14th round of last season, after which he won nine games and drew in seven.

Khor Fakkan – Kalba

Khor Fakkan raises the slogan of compensation when, at 17:25, his neighbor Kalba is hosting at the top of the eastern coast, after losing three clean goals in front of Al Ain in the last round, while guests seek to continue their positive results and approach more than the lead teams.

Al -Nsour is ranked 11th in the table with four points (from winning, drawing and defeating), while Kalba is ranked sixth with seven points (two victories, a draw and one loss), and the previous 10 confrontations between the two teams witnessed the superiority of Kalba with four wins, compared to three for Khor Fakkan, while three games ended in a draw.

Statistics reveal exciting features before the meeting, most notably that the last seven goals of Khor Fakkan in the goal of Kalba, all of which came from inside the penalty area and the feet of seven different players, while Kalba is distinguished by scoring five goals from outside the region. In general, Khorfakkan scored 12 goals in Kalba, for 14 goals for the latter.

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