Al Dhafra SSC vs Ittihad Kalba FC
Match details. Arabian Gulf League, Regular Season - 8. Kick-off is Sat 7 Nov, 13:55 Lagos time. It is played at Hamdan Bin Zayed Stadium, Ancient Zayed City.
What's at stake. Al Dhafra SSC are 10th on 6 points after 6 games, 1 point behind Dubai United, 1 point clear of Al-Ittihad Kalba. A win would take them above Dubai United. Ittihad Kalba FC are 11th on 5 points after 6 games, 1 point behind Al-Dhafra, 1 point clear of Khorfakkan. A win would take them above Al-Dhafra.
Form. Al Dhafra SSC have won two, drawn none and lost eight of their last ten, 0.6 points a game. Their last five, newest first: L W L L L. Ittihad Kalba FC have won two, drawn four and lost four of their last ten, 1.0 points a game. Their last five, newest first: D D D L W.
The numbers. Al Dhafra SSC score 1.2 and concede two a game over their last ten, with no clean sheets and four games without a goal. Al Dhafra SSC average 9.5 shots (4.4 on target), 3.8 corners and 2.0 cards a game, with 45% of the ball. Ittihad Kalba FC score 1.5 and concede 2.5 a game in their last six away, with no clean sheets. Ittihad Kalba FC average 10.3 shots (4.8 on target), 4.2 corners and 1.7 cards a game, with 47% of the ball.
Head to head. In the last nine meetings Al Dhafra SSC have won one, drawn four and lost four. Four of the nine went over 2.5 goals and both teams scored in six. In the last four, Al Dhafra SSC won one, one was drawn and Ittihad Kalba FC won two. The last time they met, on 26 Feb 2026, it finished Al Dhafra SSC 1-1 Ittihad Kalba FC.
Where it pulls both ways. It pulls both ways: their goals for and against make Al Dhafra SSC the likelier winners, but Ittihad Kalba FC are the stronger side on form and the table. On goals, their goals for and against point to an open game; their records put over 2.5 goals at 58%; five of the last nine meetings went under 2.5.
The read. No side to back. Nothing separates them clearly enough to back a side.
The bets. No bet on this one: too close to call. Leave: Ittihad Kalba FC or Over 2.5 Goals (the signs point different ways); Ittihad Kalba FC or draw and over 1.5 goals (the signs point different ways); Ittihad Kalba FC 1UP (the signs point different ways). Predicted score: Al Dhafra SSC 1-1 Ittihad Kalba FC (12% 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 (the Model's table).