Match details. AFC Champions League Two, Group Stage - 2. Kick-off is Wed 14 Oct, 17:00 Lagos time. It is played at Mohammad Bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi.
What's at stake. Al Jazira (UAE) are 2nd on 1 point after 1 game, 2 points behind Arkadag, level on points with Gol Gohar. A win would take them above Arkadag. Arkadag FK are 1st on 3 points after 1 game, 2 points clear of Al-Jazira.
Form. Al Jazira (UAE) have won six, drawn three and lost one of their last ten, 2.1 points a game. Their last five, newest first: D W W D D. In this competition Al Jazira (UAE) have gone D. Arkadag FK have won ten, drawn none and lost none of their last ten, 3.0 points a game. Their last five, newest first: W W W W W. In this competition Arkadag FK have gone W.
The numbers. Al Jazira (UAE) score 1.5 and concede 0.6 a game over their last ten, with seven clean sheets and two games without a goal. Al Jazira (UAE) average 15.8 shots (4.8 on target), 4.2 corners and 1.0 cards a game, with 54% of the ball. Arkadag FK score 3.7 and concede 0.7 a game in their last six away, with four clean sheets. Arkadag FK average 5.9 shots (3.0 on target), 3.4 corners and 2.3 cards a game.
Where it pulls both ways. The prices and the records disagree: the odds board makes it 10% against the records' 55%.
The read. No firm call: Arkadag FK are the better side, but not at this price. An open game. Their goals for and against make Arkadag FK the likelier winners; Arkadag FK are the stronger side on form and the table; both teams' records favour Arkadag FK. Their goals for and against point to an open game. Their records put over 2.5 goals at 56%.
The bets. No bet yet: nothing I'd back is priced yet. Leave: Under 4.5 Goals (no unders on an open read); Under 5.5 Goals (no unders on an open read). Predicted score: Al Jazira (UAE) 1-2 Arkadag FK (10% chance).
Every score's chance from both teams' checked games, never cut or rescaled. The lit square is the likeliest score that fits the read (an open game).