The Arabian Gulf League clash at Zabeel Stadium on Friday will see home side Al-Wasl ready themselves for the challenge from opponents Al-Jazira.
Our full set of predictions, statistics and match poll for Al-Wasl v Al-Jazira can be seen below (inc. the best betting odds).
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Form Guide
Al-Wasl
WWWWWW 💯
Al-Wasl will want to continue from where they left off last time out with the 3-0 Arabian Gulf League success vs Hatta.
The only name on the scoresheet from Al-Wasl was Haris Seferović (82').
A recurring aspect of more recent Al-Wasl games is the number of results with a nil in them.
From their prior six clashes before this one, in 5 of them a wager on BTTS would have been a loser. Previous results aside, we’ll just have to find out if such a trend shall be replicated here in this match.
Al-Jazira
LDLLDD ⚠
In their previous fixture, Al-Jazira drew 1-1 in the Arabian Gulf League tie with Sharjah.
The only name on the scoresheet from Al-Jazira was Oumar Traoré (88'). Luanzinho (53') scored for Sharjah.
In their last 6 clashes, Al-Jazira have bagged a tally of 11 goals. Al-Jazira have also not failed to score in every single one of those games. During those fixtures, they’ve had 14 goals go into their own net.
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Head to head
A glance at their past head-to-head meetings going back to 03/04/2021 tells us that Al-Wasl have won 2 of these games and Al-Jazira 4, with the number of drawn matches being 0.
There were also plenty of goals scored in those games, 24 overall which averages out at 4 goals per meeting.
The last league meeting between these clubs was Arabian Gulf League match day 8 on 25/11/2023 which ended up with the score at Al-Jazira 2-4 Al-Wasl.
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Team News: Al-Wasl
There’s just the sole fitness concern for the Al-Wasl gaffer Miloš Milojević to contend with from an otherwise complete group of players. 1 (Al-Wasl) won’t play.
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Team News: Al-Jazira
In an otherwise healthy group, there is just a single fitness problem for the Al-Jazira gaffer Bob de Klerk to be concerned about. 8 (Al-Jazira) misses out for this game.
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Prediction
We’re of the view that Al-Wasl will probably convert a lot of goal-scoring opportunities.
Conversely, Al-Jazira will not find it easy to get a goal of their own - but, we do see them converting at least once as well.
Therefore, we are anticipating a comfortable 3-1 win for Al-Wasl at the conclusion of the game.
Our expert partners are tipping under 3.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.
Peter Guest,
13:10 25/04/2024
⚽️ Team Focus:
Al-Wasl
Formed: 1960
Stadium: Zabeel Stadium (8,439)
Chairman: Ahmed bin Rashid Al Maktoum
Manager: Miloš Milojević
Competitions: Arabian Gulf League position 1