Al Khaleej Khor Fakkan

vs

AL Dhafra

Preview

Khor Fakkan

• There is little between Khor Fakkan and AL Dhafra in the early-season UAE Pro League 2025/2026 table with 10th-placed Khor Fakkan on 11 points from ten games and Dhafra in eighth with 12 from the same number of fixtures.
• Khor Fakkan are solid, pragmatic and rigidly disciplined with their low-to-medium defensive blocks and quick vertical counters.
• Their home record of one win, two draws and two defeats in the current season does not reflect too well upon them, but their average of 1.60 goals per game at home is not too bad.

AL Dhafra

• Dhafra have lost all five of their away games so far in the UAE Pro League 2025/2026, scoring a meagre four goals in those fixtures.
• Zeljko Petrovic’s visitors are in poor form, having lost four of their last five and three on the spin, but they are an attack-first club with a higher tempo and better coordination in their pressing game.
• AL Dhafra have brought through some younger players since Petrovic’s appointment in July, but they are unlikely to have the guile to break down the 4-1-4-1 shape of the home side.
• Khor Fakkan will force Dhafra to go wide where their defensive players will be waiting to pounce on any turnovers, which could be frequent.

Head-to-Head

• Khor Fakkan have won the last two meetings between the clubs.
• The most recent meeting ended 3-1 in Khor Fakkan’s favour two years ago.

Key Players

• Pedro Pavlov has scored two of Khor Fakkan’s six goals in the last five matches.
• Abderahmane Soussi has scored two of AL Dhafra’s five goals in the last five matches.

Betting Insights

• The home team are favorites at 1.57, with Dhafra the 4.5 dark horses.
• Over 2.5 goals is also favored at 1.57.

Prediction

• We’re going with a home win, and perhaps a few goals too.
• Back Khor Fakkan to keep their winning run against Dhafra.