1 That Victor Ayala has been quite a catch, hasn’t he been? With the goal, the midfielder has become the top scorer for the club —> which is worrying nonetheless. LAST WEEK: 1 HIGH: 1 | LOW: 7 Latest result: Won at Al Ittihad 1-0 Next SPL match: Away at Al Taawon (25/11) 2 There’s reason for optimism since Ramon Diaz’s tactics is finally starting to work. The fact that players other than Nasser Al Shamrani, Eduardo and Nawaf Abid are scoring will be the obvious turning point in their season. LAST WEEK: 3 HIGH: 1 | LOW: 5 Latest result: Won against Al Raed 2-1 Next SPL match: Away at Al Ahli (25/11) 3 They made it hard on themselves, but returned to winning a game by any means necessary. Signs of a title winning side. LAST WEEK: 4 HIGH: 1 | LOW: 6 Latest result: Won at Al Batin 1-0 Next SPL match: Home against Al Hilal (25/11) 4 Can’t say that they were manhandled. Fans are well aware of the several chances that they had considering that they had 5 shots at target. Safe to say that Akaïchi is yet to earn the trust of the fans since his recent troubles with the club. LAST WEEK: 2 HIGH: 1 | LOW: 3 Latest result: Lost against Al Nassr 0-1 Next SPL match: Away at Al Qadasiyah (26/11) 5 Mohammed Marzouq Al Kuwaykibi’s first goal was a masterpiece in the making in the manner it was set-up. But were not convincing enough. Should have scored 8 goals or so but could not convert. LAST WEEK: 6 HIGH: 1 | LOW: 14 Latest result: Won at Al Khaleej 2-1 Next SPL match: Home against Al Faisaly (24/11) 6 Vintage Al Shabab, with an uninspiring 90 minutes. Excel against top Tier Teams, literally bomb against lower tier teams. LAST WEEK: 5 HIGH: 5 | LOW: 11 Latest result: Draw against Al Wehda 0-0 Next SPL match: Away at Al Raed (26/11) 7 ADid everything right against Al Shabab – except score. They are still our favourites to remain in the top division next season. LAST WEEK: 8 HIGH: 6 | LOW: 11 Latest result: Draw at Al Shabab 0-0 Next SPL match: Home against Al Kahleej (24/11) 8 Have lost two against top teams in a row now. Next up is Shabab. Ismael Bangoura’s classy chip showed some promise of an upset but ran out of gas in their brutal defense. LAST WEEK: 7 HIGH: 5 | LOW: 10 Latest result: Lost at Al Hilal 1-2 Next SPL match: Home against Al Shabab (26/11) 9 Apart from Fateh vs Qadasiyah, Al Taawon vs Faisaly was the other two that did not have a W in the past 6 matches. Were hoping for some spark but none from either teams. Feel sorry for the few people that attended the match. LAST WEEK: 9 HIGH: 3 | LOW: 9 Latest result: Draw at Al Taawon 0-0 Next SPL match: Away at Al Ettifaq (24/11) 10 See Al Faisaly👆🏼 LAST WEEK: 10 HIGH: 9 | LOW: 12 Latest result: Draw against Al Faisaly 0-0 Next SPL match: Home against Al Nassr (25/11) 11 Showed heart in scoring the equaliser 6 mins after being on the receiving end. The defence was cut-throat. CUT-THROAT. LAST WEEK: 11 HIGH: 10 | LOW: 13 Latest result: Lost against Al Ettifaq 1-2 Next SPL match: Away at Al Wehda (24/11) 12 It often seems Qadsiyah’s strategy is “Wait till we get scored on – then we play” – this is going to hurt soon if it hasn’t already. LAST WEEK: 13 HIGH: 8 | LOW: 13 Latest result: Draw at Al Fateh 0-0 Next SPL match: Home against Al Ittihad (26/11) 13 They have played 9 games and have not won a single game. Luckily for them, their opponents of the night were riding on the same bus. Kept attacking countless times but just could not convert. And this is a team that pulled a Leicester City in 12/13 season winning the league title. LAST WEEK: 14 HIGH: 13 | LOW: 14 Latest result: Draw against Al Qadasiya 0-0 Next SPL match: Away at Al Fateh (25/11) 14 That’s 3 losses in a row. Life lessons being learnt as they aim to survive in the nations top league. LAST WEEK: 12 HIGH: 7 | LOW: 14 Latest result: Lost against Al Ahli 0-1 Next SPL match: Home against Al Fateh (25/11)      

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