Al-Ittihad Kalba 1-3 Al Bataeh – Result & Analysis

Poisson rates Al-Ittihad Kalba at 43% — current form provides partial corroboration, though signals are mixed in this Al-Ittihad Kalba vs Al Bataeh encounter.

✍️ Match Preview

Analysis

Al Bataeh make the trip to Ittihad Kalba Club Stadium to face Al-Ittihad Kalba in Pro League, Regular Season - 8. The match kicks off on Saturday 22 November 2025 at 12:40 UTC.

Form & Momentum

Al-Ittihad Kalba have collected 1.50 PPG across 10 Pro League outings this season: 4W 3D 3L. Last five: D W W D L. They are averaging 1.40 goals per game and conceding 1.40 — a modest attacking output that tempers optimism on the Over 2.5 market. 3 clean sheets from 10 outings provides some defensive foundation. Al-Ittihad Kalba have played only a handful of Pro League games so far this season, so this record also draws on matches from last season.

Al-Ittihad Kalba's form when playing at home: 2W 2D 6L across 10 games at Ittihad Kalba Club Stadium this term (0.80 PPG). At home they are averaging 0.70 goals scored and 1.10 conceded per game. Somewhat surprisingly, their home PPG of 0.80 lags behind their overall 1.50 — the home advantage has not translated into superior results at Ittihad Kalba Club Stadium this season.

Al Bataeh (all games): 2W 0D 8L across 10 Pro League outings this term — 0.60 points per game. Last five: L L L L L. Their scoring rate of 0.90 per game is modest, conceding 1.80 — not a side to back heavily on the Over 2.5 from their form alone. Both teams have scored in 60% of their games — a noteworthy BTTS rate that supports the Yes market. Al Bataeh have played only a handful of Pro League games so far this season, so this record also draws on matches from last season.

Al Bataeh's form when playing away from home: 3W 1D 6L across 10 road games this term (1.00 PPG). Away from home they average 0.90 goals scored and 1.30 conceded per game.

The points-per-game gap of 0.90 in Al-Ittihad Kalba's favour (1.50 vs 0.60) is a statistically meaningful difference. The hosts are the form pick here, with draw protection the sensible hedge given the away side's competitiveness.

Head-to-Head

Form and model data should carry more weight here — the historical record is too balanced to provide a directional steer. From 6 meetings: Al-Ittihad Kalba 1W, Al Bataeh 2W, 3D.

The 6 previous meetings have averaged 2.0 goals per game — a neutral rate that provides no strong lean on the goals market from the H2H alone. The most recent clash, on 27 Feb 2025, ended 0–0 with a draw.

The head-to-head offers no strong directional steer in either the result or goals markets. Form, the predictive model and current market pricing should carry more weight than the historical record for this fixture.

Trading Data

Al-Ittihad Kalba goal-timing and half-time pattern breakdown (33 games, 16 at home): they score before half-time in 56% of fixtures in home games; when goalless at HT, a second-half goal follows 67% of the time; BTTS occurs in 50% of their matches (home games); Over 2.5 goals lands in 56% of games (home games); they fail to score in 30% of games.

Al Bataeh goal-timing and half-time pattern breakdown (33 games, 16 at away): they score before half-time in 88% of fixtures in away games; when goalless at HT, a second-half goal follows 86% of the time; BTTS occurs in 56% of their matches (away games); Over 2.5 goals lands in 50% of games (away games).

BTTS rates are mixed from the trading data — Al-Ittihad Kalba 58% versus Al Bataeh 61%; no strong lean in either direction. The over/under 2.5 picture is inconclusive from the in-play data (Al-Ittihad Kalba 61% | Al Bataeh 58%).

Poisson Model

The Poisson distribution model projects Al-Ittihad Kalba 1.13 xG and Al Bataeh 0.81 xG. These expected goals figures are the primary input: they feed a goal-probability matrix across all scoreline combinations to derive the result and market probabilities below. Underlying strength ratings: Al-Ittihad Kalba attack 0.793 / defence 0.827 | Al Bataeh attack 0.804 / defence 1.072. League average goals — home 1.331 / away 1.224. Al-Ittihad Kalba's attack strength of 0.793 is below the league average — the 1.13 xG projection reflects a team that scores at a discount to the division norm. Data: 33 Al-Ittihad Kalba games / 33 Al Bataeh games used (CurrentSeason).

Result probabilities: Al-Ittihad Kalba 43% | Draw 31% | Al Bataeh 26%. Fair-value odds: Al-Ittihad Kalba 2.33 | Draw 3.23 | Al Bataeh 3.85. This is a low-confidence result — no outcome exceeds 45%. The draw at 31% is a primary outcome, not an afterthought.

Goals markets: Over 2.5 probability 31% | BTTS probability 38% | Total xG 1.94. Under 2.5 is the strongly backed market at 69% probability — total xG of 1.94 sits well below the 2.5 threshold. The model is projecting a tight, low-scoring match based on both sides' defensive quality. BTTS probability of 38% is moderate — neither team is projected to score with enough certainty to make Yes a clear standalone call.

Verdict

The Poisson model's primary lean is Al-Ittihad Kalba at 43% — marginal model lean. Current-season form corroborates the Poisson lean — partial multi-source support. Draw probability of 31% warrants consideration of Double Chance or Draw No Bet on Al-Ittihad Kalba if the outright odds are short.

Poisson projects 1.94 total expected goals, pointing to Under 2.5 at 31% probability — reasonable conviction, supported by form averaging 2.0 goals per game.

On the BTTS market, Poisson puts 38% on No. Form rates corroborate: Al-Ittihad Kalba 40% | Al Bataeh 50% BTTS from recent games.

🔮 Your Prediction

Sign in to submit your prediction and see how it compares to the rest of the community.

💡 Key Insights