Match Info

UAE League - Round 18

Date: 26 February 2026, Thursday

Location: Ittihad Kalba Club Stadium (Kalba)

Where to Watch on TV:


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	Ittihad Kalba		Al Dhafra

	1	X	2
				Watch
	2.15	3.2	2.9
	1.98	3.55	3.25	Watch
	2.08	3.73	3.24
	2.11	3.8	3	Watch
	1.95	3.4	3.25
	1.94	3.46	3.38	Watch
Avarage Now (Initially)	2.04 ↓ (2.14)	3.52 ↓ (3.53)	3.17 ↑ (3.07)

The most likely Over/Under: 2.75

The best margin for this event is 5.8%, offered by

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Current Win Probability

Ittihad Kalba
45.1%

Draw
26%

Al Dhafra
28.9%

Initial Probability

(when we started the analysis)

43.4%

26.3%

30.3%

Our Initial ML Estimation

44.3%

25.8%

29.7%

Analysis of Changes in Winning Probabilities:

Ittihad Kalba has improved its chances compared to the initial analysis. (+1.7%)

Al Dhafra has seen a decrease in its chances compared to the initial analysis. (-1.4%)

ML Model estimates a lower probability for Ittihad Kalba than the current prediction. (-0.8%)

ML Model estimates a higher probability for Al Dhafra than the current prediction. (+0.8%)

Who will win by Users?

1	X	2
100%	0%	0%

Ittihad Kalba - Al Dhafra Predictions

Verified Performance Core (Selected Experts): 2 Selected Experts predict this event. Ittihad Kalba (votes: 2 - 100%).

Over/Under & Asian Handicap Predictions by Selected Experts:

O/U 1, 2nd Half - over (votes: 1 - 100%) .

O/U 1.5 - over (votes: 1 - 100%) .

DNB - Ittihad Kalba (1.47) (votes: 1 - 100%) .

O/U 3 - under (votes: 1 - 100%) .

BTTS - yes (votes: 1 - 100%) .

Users Predictions: Ittihad Kalba will win (8 of 8 users predict this - 100%).
Confidence interval (95%): 100% – 100%.

Overall Expert Consensus (including all markets): 3 Selected Experts predict this event. Ittihad Kalba (votes: 3 - 100%).

Expected Score (Market Odds): 1:1

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Lineups

Starting Lineups
55. Al Mansoori H. (G) 23. Rashid W. 16. Blazic M. 94. Maxso A. 18. Rivas R. 8. Caio Eduardo 6. Alivoda R. 77. Leandro Spadacio 10. Nourollahi A. (C) 42. Abunamous A. 70. Moghanlou S.	44. Al Sayed A. (G) 15. Al Karbi A. 20. Amesimeku L. 3. Serafim 27. Idrees A. 8. Mohammed Z. 9. Jobson 21. Djooh R. 11. El Khaloui M. 29. Bayesh I. 33. El Berkaoui K. (C)
Substitutes
27. Al Blooshi Y. 24. Al Darmaki K. 15. Al Hamhami A. 33. Al Mantheri S. (G) 14. Gassama S. 7. Ghoddos S. 80. Jovic N. 90. Khalfan E. 25. Mohammed A. 12. Rashid S. 5. Salmeen A. 4. Samdaliri A.	5. Al Harbi M. 26. Al Marzouqi Y. 24. Al Zaabi S. 10. Ibrahim K. 99. Marcelinho 6. Noumonvi E. 4. Saleh F. 17. Soussi A. 30. Sultan A. (G) 22. Yaslam R. 39. Ze Welinton
Coaches
Rasovic V.	Petrovic Z.

Key Events of the Match

1st Half (0 - 0)
23', Al Karbi A. 🟨,
2nd Half (1 - 1)
46', Mohammed Z. ↓, Yaslam R. ↑,
61', Leandro Spadacio ↓, Al Blooshi Y. ↑,
62', Abunamous A. ↓, Gassama S. ↑,
69', Caio Eduardo 🟨,
74', Yaslam R. ↓, Marcelinho ↑,
79', 1 - 0, Al Blooshi Y. ⚽, Moghanlou S. (A),
80', Bayesh I. ↓, Ze Welinton ↑,
82', 1 - 1, Marcelinho ⚽, Al Karbi A. (A),
88', Rashid W. ↓, Rashid S. ↑,
88', Nourollahi A. ↓, Ghoddos S. ↑,

Preview

A meeting between a mid-table team and the outsider will take place in this match (ranked 8 and 11).

In the last 5 head-to-head matches, Ittihad Kalba won 2.

Neither of the teams is performing well right now.

In this match, both teams are almost equally likely to win.

In the last 17 head-to-head matches, Ittihad Kalba won 7 matches, drew 3 matches, lost 7 matches, and goals 22:24. (average 1.3:1.4).

Including home matches between the teams, Ittihad Kalba won 4 matches, drew 1 match, lost 3 matches, and goals 12:12. (average 1.5:1.5).

Standings

		Pl	W	D	L		Diff	Pts
10	Ittihad Kalba	5	1	1	3	6:13	-7	4
12	Al Dhafra	5	1	0	4	3:9	-6	3

Form

✺ - easy match; ✺ - difficult match;

- Ittihad Kalba
UAE Football League
21.02.26	Ittihad Kalba - Dibba Al Fujairah	2:1 ✺
13.02.26	Al-Jazira - Ittihad Kalba	2:1 ✺
07.02.26	Ittihad Kalba - Ajman Club	1:3 ✺
27.01.26	Ittihad Kalba - Al Ain	1:3 ✺
18.01.26	Al-Sharjah - Ittihad Kalba	3:1 ✺
Form Coefficient (based on results and difficulties of last matches) - 1.9 WLLLL
- Al Dhafra
UAE Football League
20.02.26	Al Dhafra - Shabab Al-Ahli	0:5 ✺
13.02.26	Al Bataeh - Al Dhafra	1:1 ✺
06.02.26	Al Dhafra - Khor Fakkan	2:3 ✺
28.01.26	Al Dhafra - Al-Sharjah	0:2 ✺
19.01.26	Ajman Club - Al Dhafra	1:1 ✺
Form Coefficient (based on results and difficulties of last matches) - 3.1 LTLLT

Latest Head to Head

UAE Football League
01.11.25	Al Dhafra - Ittihad Kalba	3:0
10.02.23	Al Dhafra - Ittihad Kalba	0:2
16.09.22	Ittihad Kalba - Al Dhafra	2:0
11.03.22	Ittihad Kalba - Al Dhafra	2:2
28.09.21	Al Dhafra - Ittihad Kalba	1:1
12.03.21	Ittihad Kalba - Al Dhafra	2:1
27.11.20	Al Dhafra - Ittihad Kalba	1:2

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