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Al Ain vs Al-Ittihad Kalba Prediction - 8 October 2026

League CupUnited-Arab-EmiratesFull time
Al Ain
2-2
Al-Ittihad Kalba

Our pick:Home win

77%Odds 1.25Lost

Correct score2-0Alternative4-1

Form

Al Ain
  1. L 2-3
  2. L 2-3
  3. W 4-0
  4. D 2-2
  5. W 2-0
Al-Ittihad Kalba
  1. L 0-4
  2. W 2-1
  3. W 3-2
  4. L 0-2
  5. L 1-4

Head to head

  1. 4 Sept 2026 Al-Ittihad Kalba 0 Al Ain 2 Pro League
  2. 27 Jan 2026 Al-Ittihad Kalba 1 Al Ain 3 Pro League
  3. 20 Dec 2025 Al Ain 2 Al-Ittihad Kalba 0 Pro League

Bookmaker odds

Home1.27price rising, opened at 1.19
Draw5.50price falling, opened at 6.00
Away7.50price falling, opened at 7.75
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Total goals
Over 2.51.31price rising, opened at 1.24
Under 2.52.97price falling, opened at 3.01
Over 3.51.90price rising, opened at 1.76
Under 3.51.75price falling, opened at 1.76
Both teams to score
Yes1.67price rising, opened at 1.53
No1.96price falling, opened at 2.08
First to score
Home1.24price rising, opened at 1.21
No goal23.00price falling, opened at 27.00
Away3.45price falling, opened at 3.60
Handicap
Home -1.751.87price rising, opened at 1.76
Away +1.751.78price rising, opened at 1.76
Methodology

Match analysis

Al Ain beat Al-Ittihad Kalba 2-0 on 4 September, and Superior's forecast for Al Ain vs Al-Ittihad Kalba in the League Cup on 8 October is the same 2-0, with 4-1 as the alternative. Kalba come in off a 4-0 defeat at Al-Wasl, and Al Ain are unbeaten in four meetings with them.

Kalba conceded four at Al-Wasl and four at Dubai United

The model builds expected goals from measured scoring and conceding, and Al Ain's 2.4 goals a game meets a Kalba side that has let in goals in four of its last five. The meetings back it up: Al Ain won 2-0 and 3-1 at Kalba and 2-0 at home, with a 1-1 in August 2025 the only one they did not win.

Al Ain lost 3-2 at home to Ajman on 2 October

The 2-0 misses on any other score, and Al Ain's defence is the weak point: they lost 3-2 to Ajman and 3-2 at Al-Wasl and drew 2-2 with Al-Wasl, conceding in three of their last five. Kalba scored three at Ajman. A Kalba goal, a 2-1 for instance, is the likeliest miss.

Written by the Superior Football Desk

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After full time

Top five correct scores

  1. 2-010.1%Our score
  2. 3-09.1%
  3. 2-18.4%
  4. 1-07.8%
  5. 3-17.6%

Top five combined: 43.0%

Full score grid

Score Matrix

HomeAl AinxG2.38
AwayAl-Ittihad KalbaxG0.83
0
1
2
3
4
5
6+
0
2.6%
7.8%
10%
9.1%
6.8%
6.1%
3.6%
1
2.5%
5.2%
8.4%
7.6%
5.4%
3.5%
2.1%
2
1.2%
2.6%
2.9%
3.0%
2.0%
1.1%
0.7%
3
0.4%
0.8%
1.0%
0.7%
0.6%
0.4%
0.2%
4
0.2%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
<0.1%
<0.1%
5
<0.1%
<0.1%
<0.1%
<0.1%
<0.1%
<0.1%
<0.1%
6+
<0.1%
<0.1%
<0.1%
<0.1%
<0.1%
<0.1%
<0.1%

Goals and BTTS chances

Both teams to score Yes 49.6%50.4% No
Over 1.5 87.1%12.9% Under 1.5
Over 2.5 70.7%29.3% Under 2.5
Over 3.5 50.1%49.9% Under 3.5

Combos

  1. Al Ain win and over 2.5 goals60.6%
  2. Al Ain win and both teams score35.1%
  3. Draw and under 2.5 goals7.8%
  4. Al-Ittihad Kalba win and over 2.5 goals6.2%
Al AinAl-Ittihad Kalba
Outcome markets
Win or draw90.2%21.5%
Draw no bet88.9%11.1%
Win to nil43.5%4.3%
Either team wins88.3%
Team goals
To score93.0%53.9%
Over 1.5 goals76.3%19.2%
Clean sheet46.1%7.0%

Today's acca

2 games, total odds 1.65
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