Kalba
- These two sides will face off in Friday’s early UAE Pro League matchup sharing identical records of 10 points from the opening five games, with Kalba sat in third spot while Al Ahli Dubai are in fourth. Additionally, for those interested, our Ittihad Kalba vs Shabab Al Ahli Dubai betting tips can offer insightful guidance on potential outcomes.
- That’s because the two clubs have taken contrasting approaches to the start of the 2025-2026 campaign, with the hosts opting to put men behind the ball, sit compact and play with a counter-attacking style while the visitors are more about possession and pressing under the new management of Paulo Sousa.
- Vuk Rasovic has moulded Ittihad Kalba into a pragmatic, tough to beat side but they have won none of their two home games this season (D1, L1) and are yet to even find the net at home in the league.
Shabab Al Ahli Dubai
- Shabab Al Ahli Dubai remain unbeaten away in the league (W1 D1).
- Shabab Al Ahli Dubai have been in superb form on the road so far this term with one win and one draw, conceding just once and scoring once in those two away games.
- Sousa has instilled a clear possession-based style at the club with plenty of high-pressing but organised defending as players rotate in the midfield to maintain control.
Head-to-Head
- Kalba are winless in the last two home H2Hs.
- The away side have dominated this fixture in recent years, winning all three of the most recent UAE Pro League encounters and that includes a 4-1 blowout when they hosted Kalba in the 2023/2024 edition of the competition.
Betting Insights
- They should again edge this clash with their historical dominance and current form considered, Shabab Al Ahli Dubai are just 1.85 favourites to win this game, while Kalba are 3.6 in the outright markets, which makes no sense. The Ittihad Kalba vs Shabab Al Ahli Dubai prediction leans towards another strong performance from the away side based on these factors.
- We’ll take the Al Ahli Dubai side here in the draw no bet market as a bit of insurance against a possible draw, although both sides’ defensive records and Kalba’s struggles at home make the Under 2.5 goals market at 2.1 a good value bet in this spot. The Ittihad Kalba vs Shabab Al Ahli Dubai betting tips also suggest looking closely at total goals markets due to both sides’ defensive strengths.
Prediction
We’ll take the Al Ahli Dubai side here in the draw no bet market as a bit of insurance against a possible draw.
