Al-Kholood are going up against visiting side Damac at their home ground in this Professional League game on Friday.
Our predictions, user poll and statistics for Al-Kholood v Damac can be found here - plus the latest betting odds.
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Form Guide
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Al-Kholood
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Al-Kholood will be hoping for a better result following the 2-0 Professional League loss in their previous game against Al-Shabab.
In that match, Al-Kholood managed 43% possession and 21 attempts on goal with 6 of them on target. At the other end, Al-Shabab got 18 shots on goal with 6 of them on target. Cristian Guanca (12') and Abderrazak Hamed Allah (45') scored for Al-Shabab.
Matches involving Al-Kholood have proved to be absorbing ones recently with a lot of goalmouth action anticipated. Over their past half dozen clashes alone, a grand total of 20 goals have been recorded for both sides combined (at an average of 3.33 goals per game) with 6 of them belonging to Al-Kholood. It will be interesting to find out whether or not that trend can be continued on in this game.
Damac
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After a loss in their previous game against Al-Wahda in Professional League action, Damac will be hoping to turn things around here.
In that match, Damac managed 47% possession and 9 attempts at goal with 2 on target. For their opponents, Al-Wehda had 14 shots on goal with 4 of them on target. Juninho Bacuna (52') was the scorer for Al-Wahda.
A tendency of at least one side getting a clean sheet in games involving Damac has been evident in recent matches. Examining their last 6 games shows that this has occurred 5 times. During those clashes, opposing sides have managed a goal total of 8 and Damac have scored 2.
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Head to head
The last league clash featuring the two was Professional League match day 11 on 24/11/2024 which finished with the scoreline of Damac 2-1 Al-Kholood.
On that day, Damac managed 46% possession and 13 attempts on goal with 5 on target. The goalscorers were Georges-Kévin Nkoudou (24') and Farouk Chafaï (67').
Al-Kholood got 9 attempts at goal with 4 on target. Jackson Muleka (45') was the scorer.
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Team News: Damac
Damac has to choose a team with limited availability. Abdulbasit Hawswi (Cruciate ligament injury), Hassan Abu Shrarh (Cruciate ligament injury) and Adam Maher (Cruciate ligament tear) won’t be making appearances.
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Prediction
Our thinking is that Damac and Al-Kholood could both well score here although it’s hard to see a clear-cut winner.
Shouldn’t be much in it, and a draw looks quite a realistic result. We’re therefore anticipating a very close game with a 1-1 draw at the end of the 90 minutes.
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⚽️ What are the top odds for the game?
Looking at what the bookmakers’ view is of this game in the 90 min. result market, backing Al-Kholood can be had for 2.4, a wager on a drawn result is 3.3 and taking a punt on a win for Damac is 2.7. They are the top bets available right now.
Andre Moura,
10:03 16/04/2025
Odds correct at time of publishing. All odds subject to change.
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Al-Kholood
Competitions: Professional League position 11