📊 Form Guide

Ittihad Kalba

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Ittihad Kalba will want to continue from where they left off last time out with a 1-3 Arabian Gulf League triumph over Hatta.

For Ittihad Kalba, goals were scored by Andrés Vombergar (45') and Filip Kiss (62'). Chisom Egbuchulam (89') was the scorer for Hatta.

Matches with Ittihad Kalba have tended to be entertaining affairs of late with plenty of scoring expected. Over their past half dozen clashes alone, the sum of 20 goals have flown in for both teams combined (at an average of 3.33 goals per game) with 9 of them accredited to Ittihad Kalba. Let’s find out if that trend will end up being continued on into this next match.

Al-Wahda

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Al-Wahda will go into this encounter following a 3-1 Arabian Gulf League win in the defeat of Baniyas in their previous outing.

The only player to score from Al-Wahda was Omar Kharbin (9', 97'). Taulant Seferi (53') was the scorer for Baniyas.

The stats tell the story, and Al-Wahda have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 matches, with opponents netting 8 goals overall. In defence, Al-Wahda have some weaknesses to address.

👥 Head to head

If we look at their past head to head duels going back to 02/04/2021, there has been little between the sides with Ittihad Kalba winning 3 of those games, Al-Wahda 3 and 0 being draws after 90 minutes of play.

A total of 12 goals were yielded between them during those clashes, with 5 from The Tigers and 7 belonging to The Clarets. The average number of goals per game works out to 2.

The previous league fixture between the two was Arabian Gulf League match day 6 on 27/10/2023 and the score finished Al-Wahda 2-1 Ittihad Kalba.

📋 Team News: Ittihad Kalba

Regarding absentees, there’s just one fitness concern for the Ittihad Kalba manager Farhad Majidi to be concerned with from a near full-strength group of players. 10   (Ittihad Kalba) is sidelined.

📰 Team News: Al-Wahda

Out of a mainly available group of players, there’s just the sole fitness problem for the Al-Wahda gaffer Arno Buitenweg to be concerned about. 4   (Al-Wahda) misses out for this game.

💡 Prediction

Our assessment is that Ittihad Kalba have it within them to score a goal against this Al-Wahda side, however a single goal is unlikely to be as many as the goals that they could concede.

We’re going for both teams to score in a 1-2 victory for Al-Wahda when all is said and done. Let’s see what eventuates.

Our expert partners are tipping over 1.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.

Victor Martins, 16:05 15/04/2024