Only fellow Saudi Pro League side Al Hilal SFC sit above Al Ahli in the West Zone standings as the Jeddah-based side have continued from where they left off in last season's title winning campaign.

They have been scoring for fun, having netted a tournament-leading 12 goals and will not expect to be stopped by UAE's Sharjah in what will a first meeting between the sides.

Sharjah will be desperate to arrest a slide which has seem lose consecutive matches after opening their campaign with four points.

To make matters worse, the goals have dried up for Sharjah as they were unable to find the back of the net in the last two matches and this spells trouble against an Al Ahli side who are extremely potent going forward.

Al Ahli Saudi FC (KSA) v Sharjah FC (UAE)
Venue: King Abdullah Sports City Hall Stadium (Jeddah)
Kick-off: Monday, 21:15 (UTC+3)