Shabab Al-Ahli Dubai vs Ittihad Kalba Live Stream, Predictions

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Shabab Al-Ahli Dubai

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Shabab Al-Ahli Dubai won’t want a repeat of their last result here after the 3-2 Arabian Gulf League loss in their previous game against Al-Nasr.

For Shabab Al-Ahli Dubai, the goalscorers were Saeid Ezatolahi (12') and Mu'nas Dabbur (85'). Samir Memišević (9') and Manolo Gabbiadini (31') scored for Al-Nasr.

Three or more goals per game have been seen in 6 of the past 6 meetings where Shabab Al-Ahli Dubai have taken part. Opposing sides scored 9 of them in this period while Shabab Al-Ahli Dubai amassed a tally of 16.

Ittihad Kalba

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Ittihad Kalba come into this encounter following on from a 1-0 Arabian Gulf League win to beat Al-Wahda in their previous outing.

The only name on the scoresheet from Ittihad Kalba was Andrés Vombergar (44').

The stats tell the story, and Ittihad Kalba have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 games, seeing their opponents hit 10 goals in all. In defence, Ittihad Kalba have clearly had some problems. We will find out if that trend will be sustained into this next match.

🤜🤛 Head to head

Delving into past results between these clubs going back to 30/01/2021 tells us that these encounters have not been kind to Ittihad Kalba. They’ve not been able to register any victories at all whereas Shabab Al-Ahli Dubai have been the better of the two, finishing as winners in 67% of those ties.

In all, 12 goals were scored between them in this period, with 9 from Al Fursan Al Humur and 3 for The Tigers. That is an average goals per game value of 2.

The last league meeting featuring the two was Arabian Gulf League match day 7 on 03/11/2023 when it finished Ittihad Kalba 1-3 Shabab Al-Ahli Dubai.

📰 Team News: Shabab Al-Ahli Dubai

The Shabab Al-Ahli Dubai manager Marko Nikolić has no fitness concerns whatsoever ahead of this clash with a fully healthy group to pick from.

ℹ️ Team News: Ittihad Kalba

In an otherwise available squad, there’s just the sole fitness problem for the Ittihad Kalba gaffer Farhad Majidi to contend with. 9   (Ittihad Kalba) won’t be playing here.

🧠 Prediction

We’re of the view that Ittihad Kalba are dangerous enough to get a goal against this Shabab Al-Ahli Dubai team, although that is unlikely to prevent them from conceding a couple at the other end.

We’re expecting a very close game with a 2-1 victory for Shabab Al-Ahli Dubai by the time that the referee blows the final whistle. It should be a decent one.

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

Lucas Pereira, 10:07 20/04/2024