Shabab Al-Ahli, with a net presence, awaits the possibility to strengthen its leadership in the football championship under the aegis of Adnok, having secured nine consecutive victories. Today, at 20:15, they will host Banyas on their home ground in matchweek 18. At the same time, Sharjah strives to end a series of negative results, with a guest match against Al-Arabi, who are currently sitting at the bottom of the table, starting at 17:35. In this same timeframe, Al-Jazira will clash with Dibba Al-Hisn.
Shabab Al-Ahli is determined to achieve victory before the match against Banyas following a confident win in the last round against Al-Arabi with a score of 2-0, as well as two defeats that Sharjah faced, falling behind in terms of margin to seven points, pushing towards the five-time championship title.
Portuguese coach Paulo Sousa leads Shabab Al-Ahli and has presented a fantastic season, driving his team to success both domestically and abroad. Meanwhile, Banyas is seeking a shocking achievement, combating past failures, having suffered in the previous round against Al-Wahda with a score of 0-3, with a slim deficit and a more challenging gap.
Sharjah has an ideal chance to bounce back and return to victories against Al-Arabi, who are occupying the bottom slot, while maintaining hopes for the continuation of the hunt for Shabab Al-Ahli. Their play in recent times has raised concerns following back-to-back defeats in the national division and losses to Al-Hilal in the Champions League - although recent results have not allowed predictions of such a downturn. Al-Arabi is battling against the threat of relegation, unable to break free from the danger zone. Al-Jazira aims to advance in the tournament table, with a tough match against Dibba Al-Hisn, looking to avoid the struggle for survival, currently positioned in the previous slot, having only 10 points in their account. Al-Jazira approaches the match in good shape after an important victory in the last round against Al-Nasr, raising their score tally to 27, edging closer to the third position in the tournament table, having one match left against Sharjah.
