On the anniversary of the landing night… Al-Ahly hosts Al-Shabab

After 516 days, Al-Ahly’s first football team will meet again with its guest, Al-Shabab, in the Clasico, round 14 of the Saudi Roshen League, and the Western team will work to take revenge on Al-Abyad Al-Asmi, which caused the hosts to be relegated to the “Yellow” League the season before last.
The last confrontation between the two teams dates back to June 27 of last year in the last round of the 2021-2022 season, which ended in a goalless draw that officially announced Al-Ahly’s relegation to the “Yellow” League for first-class clubs. At that time, he needed to win to ensure survival, but he was unable to score for Al-Shabab.
During the last 20 matches in all competitions, the historical numbers favor the Al-Abyad club at the expense of the Western team, with the first winning 8 matches compared to 6 victories for the second, and likewise ending in a draw.
The two teams are seeking to gain points for the full match in order to return to the winning path to compensate for the failure of the last round, where Al-Ahly tied 2-2 with Damak, while Al-Shabab lost 1-2 to Al-Raed.
The German coach Matthias Jaesle, Al-Ahly coach, will be required to achieve the victory awaited by the Al-Ahly fans, which has been absent since April 5, 2019, as the Western team failed to achieve a victory over its capital city counterpart in the last 6 matches.
Algerian Al-Ahly’s Riyad Mahrez, Ivory Coast’s Franck Kessiet, and Frenchman Alain Maximin stand out in the ranks of Al-Ahly, and behind them are Senegalese goalkeeper Edouard Mendy.
On the other hand, Croatian Igor Pescan, the youth team coach, is counting on Argentine Ever Banega, Belgian Yannick Carrasco, and Brazilian Carlos Junior, in addition to South Korean goalkeeper Kim Seung-yu.
Al-Ahly ranks third with 26 points, while Al-Shabab is in eleventh place with 15 points.