The Arabian Gulf League match at Al-Maktoum Stadium on Friday will see home side Al-Nasr fighting it out with opponents Ittihad Kalba.
Our Al-Nasr v Ittihad Kalba tips, poll and stats can be seen in full below - as well as up-to-date odds.
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Form Guide
Al-Nasr
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Al-Nasr fans will want a repeat of their previous result, being a 1-3 Arabian Gulf League victory versus Al-Bataeh.
The only player to score from Al-Nasr was Adel Taarabt (65', 72').
Al-Nasr haven’t been able to stop scoring goals, finding the back of the net in one hundred percent of their last 6 matches.
They’ve totted up the amount of 13 during that time and have conceded a total of 6. Even so, we must now wait to see if such a trend shall be sustained in this game.
Ittihad Kalba
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Since being defeated in their last game at the hands of Shabab Al-Ahli Dubai in Arabian Gulf League action, Ittihad Kalba will be aiming to make amends here.
The only scorer from Ittihad Kalba was Andrés Vombergar (5'). Saeid Ezatolahi (45') and Igor Jesus (74') scored for Shabab Al-Ahli Dubai.
Ittihad Kalba have been good when going forward leading up to this encounter, having scored 10 times in their previous 6 matches. While their manager Farhad Majidi will no doubt take that as a positive sign, Ittihad Kalba have had their own issues at the back, also conceding in 5 of those same outings.
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Head to head
If we look at their past head to head duels going back to 16/03/2021, there is nothing to separate the two clubs with Al-Nasr winning 2 of those games, Ittihad Kalba 2 and 2 being draws after 90 minutes of play.
21 goals were scored between them throughout the course of those matches, with 10 from The Blue Wave and 11 coming from The Tigers. That’s an average goals per game of 3.5.
The previous league meeting between these sides was Arabian Gulf League match day 8 on 26/11/2023 when it ended Ittihad Kalba 0-0 Al-Nasr.
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Team News: Al-Nasr
Nearly everyone is up for selection, with just one fitness concern for the Al-Nasr boss Alfred Schreuder to be concerned with thanks to an almost full-strength set of players. 5 (Al-Nasr SC) will miss out.
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Team News: Ittihad Kalba
Thanks to a mainly available squad, there is only the lone fitness issue for the Ittihad Kalba boss Farhad Majidi to contend with. 9 (Ittihad Kalba) won’t be playing here.
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Prediction
We’re of the view that Ittihad Kalba should be able to find the net against this Al-Nasr side, however that might not quite be enough to prevent defeat.
We reckon that it will be both teams to score in a 2-1 victory for Al-Nasr by the conclusion of the game. Looking forward to this.
Our expert partners are tipping over 1.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.
Andre Moura,
00:05 25/04/2024
⚽️ Team Focus:
Al-Nasr
Formed: 1945
Stadium: Al-Maktoum Stadium (10,750)
Chairman: Hamdan Bin Rashid Al Maktoum
Manager: Alfred Schreuder
Competitions: Arabian Gulf League position 5