Khorfakkan vs Baniyas Live Stream, Predictions

📊 Form Guide

Khorfakkan

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Khorfakkan won’t want a repeat of their last result here after a 3-0 Arabian Gulf League loss in their previous game against Al-Wasl.

Gabrielzinho (61') was the scorer for Al-Wasl.

It’s been all too rare in recent games where Khorfakkan have shown defensive steel. The facts show that Khorfakkan have failed to prevent opponents from scoring in 5 of their previous 6 clashes, shipping 11 goals on the way.

Baniyas

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Following on from suffering a loss in their previous game against Al-Wahda in Arabian Gulf League competition, Baniyas and their travelling supporters will be hoping that they can get a better result in this one.

In as many as 5 out of the previous 6 games involving Baniyas, a minimum of three goals have been hit. The overall average goals scored per match during that spell is 3.33, with the average number of goals for Baniyas equalling 1.83. That pattern won’t necessarily be continued into this game, of course.

👥 Head to head

Checking on their most recent head-to-head clashes stretching back to 05/03/2020 shows that Khorfakkan have won 2 of these games & Baniyas 3, with the number of drawn matches standing at 1.

Those games weren’t short on goals, either, with 22 in all at an average of 3.67 goals per meeting.

The last league clash between the two was Arabian Gulf League match day 1 on 02/09/2022 when it finished Baniyas 1-0 Khorfakkan.

🗞️ Team News: Khorfakkan

The Khorfakkan manager Goran Tufegdžić has a full complement, with no fitness worries to speak of ahead of this game with a fully injury-free group to choose from.

📰 Team News: Baniyas

From a largely available group, there is just the one fitness worry for the Baniyas gaffer Winfried Schäfer to contend with. 9   (FC Baniyas) misses out for this game.

✨ Prediction

Our feeling is that Baniyas and Khorfakkan should both be able to find the back of the net here although it’s difficult to select a clear winner.

A close call, and we think a draw is quite likely. We’re therefore predicting a very close game with a 1-1 score when all is said and done.

Our expert partners are tipping under 3.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.

Peter Guest, 02:55 24/01/2023