Al-Ittihad
- Al-Ittihad have won both of their last 2 home league games and are unbeaten in their last 5 Professional League matches (W3, D2).
- Sergio Conceicao’s side play a high-energy, pressing game and they like to overload the wide areas with attacking players in order to create wide overloading patterns.
- Al-Ittihad have conceded 11 times in 11 home league fixtures, which is a testament to their solidity on home field in this division.
Al-Khaleej
- Al-Khaleej have won just 3 of their 12 away matches in the Professional League 2025/2026.
- Al-Khaleej currently sit 9th in the 2025/2026 season of the Professional League with 27 points from 23 games, 12 adrift of Al-Ittihad, who are 6th in the standings with 39 points.
- Donis is a pragmatic coach who prefers his sides to be well drilled, defensively disciplined and compact in their set up, the tactical blueprint of which is adaptable to either play more direct football on the wings and use the wide men as an outlet or to play in a more structured, organised fashion in terms of phases.
- Al-Khaleej have also found the net 21 times in 12 away league outings, so they are a threat when on the counter.
Head-to-Head
The head-to-head record between Al-Ittihad and Al-Khaleej over the last 3 meetings reads: 2 draws and 1 win for Al-Ittihad, who are unbeaten in the last 3 clashes.
Key Players
- Houssem Aouar
- Has netted 5 of the club’s 14 goals in the last 5 Professional League fixtures.
- Steven Bergwijn
- Leads the attack with 5 goals in 12 league appearances.
- Joshua King
- Has 14 goals in 20 league outings and has taken the scoring load upon his shoulders.
Betting Insights
- Over 2.5 goals at 1.48 looks like a good bet for this clash.
- Al-Ittihad are the clear favorites at 1.62.
- Odds of 4.6 for the visitors seem high.
Prediction
- Al-Ittihad’s form is better and they have a very good home record in the division.
- It is hard to get away from backing them to edge this one.
