Match

Al Ain vs Al-Ittihad Kalba: result 2-2 and analysis

League CupGroup stage · Matchday 3Kick-off on October 8, 2026 at 01:10 PM (UTC)Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium, Al-'Ayn (Al Ain)

Al Ain
2-2
Al-Ittihad Kalba

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What was the result of Al Ain vs Al-Ittihad Kalba?

Al Ain and Al-Ittihad Kalba drew 2-2 on October 8, 2026.

Goalscorers

  • 43′H. RahimiAl Ain (pen.)
  • 45′S. GhoddosAl-Ittihad Kalba
  • 62′B. TettehAl-Ittihad Kalba
  • 85′A. RomeroAl Ain

What had the model predicted before the match?

Before kick-off, the Footlab AI model gave a Al Ain win at 76%: prediction missed. Most likely score announced: 3-1. Actual score: 2-2.

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Official lineup for Al Ain vs Al-Ittihad Kalba

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Al Ain

  1. 13H. Rahimi
  2. 18B. Ilou
  1. 5T. Gijselhart
  2. 30Hazem Mohammad
  3. 38I. Ndiaye
  4. 80J. Udoh
  5. 97A. Jašić
  1. 3Marcos Maia
  2. 54I. Okpoti
  3. 56A. Niang
  1. 65A. Hamisi

Al-Ittihad Kalba

  1. 7S. Ghoddos
  2. 9Biro
  3. 30B. Tetteh
  1. 8Caio Eduardo
  2. 20Saile
  3. 94Juninho
  1. 6R. Alivoda
  2. 19Alejandro Vergaz
  3. 22K. Günter
  4. 26I. Cissé
  1. 33Sultan Al Mantheri
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Al Ain have 10 wins, 3 draws and 2 defeats; Al-Ittihad Kalba have 2, 5 and 8.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Al Ain
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Oct 2, 2026Ajman(home)2-3League Cup
Sep 19, 2026Al-Wasl FC(away)2-3League Cup
Sep 15, 2026Al-Nassr(home)4-0AFC Champions League Elite
Sep 10, 2026Al-Wasl FC(home)2-2Pro League
Sep 4, 2026Al-Ittihad Kalba(away)2-0Pro League
Al-Ittihad Kalba
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Oct 2, 2026Al-Wasl FC(away)0-4League Cup
Sep 19, 2026Khorfakkan(home)2-1League Cup
Sep 11, 2026Ajman(away)3-2Pro League
Sep 4, 2026Al Ain(home)0-2Pro League
Aug 28, 2026Dubai United(away)1-4Pro League

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 4 Al Ain wins, 2 draws, 0 Al-Ittihad Kalba wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Sep 4, 2026Al-Ittihad Kalba 0-2 Al AinPro League
Jan 27, 2026Al-Ittihad Kalba 1-3 Al AinPro League
Dec 20, 2025Al Ain 2-0 Al-Ittihad KalbaPro League
Sep 5, 2025Al-Ittihad Kalba 0-0 Al AinLeague Cup
Aug 30, 2025Al Ain 1-1 Al-Ittihad KalbaLeague Cup
Feb 13, 2025Al Ain 3-1 Al-Ittihad KalbaPro League

Last archived meeting: Al-Ittihad Kalba vs Al Ain on Sep 4, 2026

How many goals should we expect?

Al Ain score 2.8 and concede 0.9 goals per match over their last 15; Al-Ittihad Kalba score 1.2 and concede 2.3.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Al Ain2.80.987/1511/15
Al-Ittihad Kalba1.22.3111/1513/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

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How does Footlab AI compute this prediction?

The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy

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