Ailing Sharjah\u2019s hopes of winning the 2020\/21 Arabian Gulf League are virtually over, but they could have a huge say in whether surprise leaders Bani Yas collect the title.
\nSides in contrasting form meet on Saturday in match-week 23\u2019s standout fixture. The hosts have recorded only one win in eight matches to drop from favourites in early February to third-placed also-rans, while the Sky Blues hit the front for the first time since October with their 1-0 victory against Hatta prior to the international break.
\nDaniel Isaila\u2019s troops begin a demanding end to a remarkable campaign with a one-point lead over Al Jazira. The Pride of Abu Dhabi, stung by preceding 2-0 defeat to neighbours Al Wahda, face a demanding test against an Al Wasl unbeaten in 12 matches in the top flight.
\nHenk ten Cate\u2019s second stint at Wahda, meanwhile, kicks off in earnest versus mid-table Ittihad Kalba on Friday and Al Ain \u2013 bolstered by wins from coach Pedro Emanuel and Togo striker Kodjo Fo-Doh Laba in March\u2019s monthly awards \u2013 host an Al Nasr who are gearing up for next weekend\u2019s Arabian Gulf Cup final versus Shabab Al Ahli Dubai Club. Mahdi Ali\u2019s fourth-placed men are unbeaten in 19 and face third-bottom relegation battlers Fujairah.
\nSecond-bottom Ajman hold hope they can claw back a three-point gap to safety versus a Khor Fakkan who are almost mathematically assured of safety. Bottom-placed Hatta face a similar task at Al Dhafra.
\nMATCH-WEEK 23 FIXTURES
\nFriday
\n17:45 Hatta v Al Dhafra
\n17:45 Shabab Al Ahli Dubai Club v Fujairah
\n20:15 Al Wahda v Ittihad Kalba
\n20:15 Al Ain Al Nasr
\nSaturday
\n17:45 Al Jazira v Al Wasl
\n17:45 Khor Fakkan v Ajman
\n20:15 Sharjah v Bani Yas<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Ailing Sharjah\u2019s hopes of winning the 2020\/21 Arabian Gulf League are virtually over, but they could have a huge say in whether surprise leaders Bani Yas collect the title.
\nSides in contrasting form meet on Saturday in match-week 23\u2019s standout fixture. The hosts have recorded only one win in eight matches to drop from favourites in early February to third-placed also-rans, while the Sky Blues hit the front for the first time since October with their 1-0 victory against Hatta prior to the international break.
\nDaniel Isaila\u2019s troops begin a demanding end to a remarkable campaign with a one-point lead over Al Jazira. The Pride of Abu Dhabi, stung by preceding 2-0 defeat to neighbours Al Wahda, face a demanding test against an Al Wasl unbeaten in 12 matches in the top flight.
\nHenk ten Cate\u2019s second stint at Wahda, meanwhile, kicks off in earnest versus mid-table Ittihad Kalba on Friday and Al Ain \u2013 bolstered by wins from coach Pedro Emanuel and Togo striker Kodjo Fo-Doh Laba in March\u2019s monthly awards \u2013 host an Al Nasr who are gearing up for next weekend\u2019s Arabian Gulf Cup final versus Shabab Al Ahli Dubai Club. Mahdi Ali\u2019s fourth-placed men are unbeaten in 19 and face third-bottom relegation battlers Fujairah.
\nSecond-bottom Ajman hold hope they can claw back a three-point gap to safety versus a Khor Fakkan who are almost mathematically assured of safety. Bottom-placed Hatta face a similar task at Al Dhafra.
\nMATCH-WEEK 23 FIXTURES
\nFriday
\n17:45 Hatta v Al Dhafra
\n17:45 Shabab Al Ahli Dubai Club v Fujairah
\n20:15 Al Wahda v Ittihad Kalba
\n20:15 Al Ain Al Nasr
\nSaturday
\n17:45 Al Jazira v Al Wasl
\n17:45 Khor Fakkan v Ajman
\n20:15 Sharjah v Bani Yas<\/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\/52625"}],"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=52625"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52625\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":52626,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52625\/revisions\/52626"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=52625"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=52625"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=52625"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}