2018\/19 Arabian Gulf League champions Sharjah are determined to prove their stark decline in form is not terminal when they host Khor Fakkan.
\nThe King\u2019s winless run extended to five matches last weekend when beaten 2-1 by Al Nasr. This third defeat during this alarming spell saw the long-term leaders drop further back into third, four points off the pace.
\nThey will now aim to answer the doubts swirling about them on Thursday night against 11th-placed opponents who snapped a four-match losing run last Sunday, versus Al Dhafra.
\n\u201cThe difficult circumstances we went through and the current situation of the team necessitate that we redouble efforts,\u201d said defender Khalid Ibrahim. \u201cWe enter each match sensing the importance of its points, preserving our chances for the title.\u201d
\nContrasting ambitions, on the same night, abound in the clash between bottom-placed Hatta and leaders Al Jazira. President\u2019s Cup and Arabian Gulf Cup finalists Shabab Al Ahli Dubai Club travel to an Ajman kept out of the drop zone on head-to-head record alone, while second-bottom Fujairah should be inspired to snap Al Wasl\u2019s nine-match AGL undefeated streak.
\nFriday witnesses the latest meeting between great rivals Al Wahda and Al Ain, mid-table matters define Ittihad Kalba v Dhafra and second-placed Bani Yas face a stern examination versus on-song fourth-placed challengers Nasr.
\nMATCH-WEEK 20 FIXTURES
\nThursday
\n17:45 Ajman v Shabab Al Ahli Dubai Club
\n17:45 Hatta v Al Jazira
\n20:15 Sharjah v Khor Fakkan
\n20:15 Fujairah v Al Wasl
\nFriday
\n17:45 Bani Yas v Al Nasr
\n17:45 Ittihad Kalba v Al Dhafra
\n20:15 Al Wahda v Al Ain<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
2018\/19 Arabian Gulf League champions Sharjah are determined to prove their stark decline in form is not terminal when they host Khor Fakkan.
\nThe King\u2019s winless run extended to five matches last weekend when beaten 2-1 by Al Nasr. This third defeat during this alarming spell saw the long-term leaders drop further back into third, four points off the pace.
\nThey will now aim to answer the doubts swirling about them on Thursday night against 11th-placed opponents who snapped a four-match losing run last Sunday, versus Al Dhafra.
\n\u201cThe difficult circumstances we went through and the current situation of the team necessitate that we redouble efforts,\u201d said defender Khalid Ibrahim. \u201cWe enter each match sensing the importance of its points, preserving our chances for the title.\u201d
\nContrasting ambitions, on the same night, abound in the clash between bottom-placed Hatta and leaders Al Jazira. President\u2019s Cup and Arabian Gulf Cup finalists Shabab Al Ahli Dubai Club travel to an Ajman kept out of the drop zone on head-to-head record alone, while second-bottom Fujairah should be inspired to snap Al Wasl\u2019s nine-match AGL undefeated streak.
\nFriday witnesses the latest meeting between great rivals Al Wahda and Al Ain, mid-table matters define Ittihad Kalba v Dhafra and second-placed Bani Yas face a stern examination versus on-song fourth-placed challengers Nasr.
\nMATCH-WEEK 20 FIXTURES
\nThursday
\n17:45 Ajman v Shabab Al Ahli Dubai Club
\n17:45 Hatta v Al Jazira
\n20:15 Sharjah v Khor Fakkan
\n20:15 Fujairah v Al Wasl
\nFriday
\n17:45 Bani Yas v Al Nasr
\n17:45 Ittihad Kalba v Al Dhafra
\n20:15 Al Wahda v Al Ain<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"image","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43198"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=43198"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43198\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":43199,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43198\/revisions\/43199"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=43198"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=43198"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=43198"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}