Al Safa vs Al-Ain: prediction and stats
Division 2Regular Season - 3Kick-off on October 23, 2026 at 12:00 PM (UTC)Al Safwa Stadium, Safwa
The Footlab AI model makes Al-Ain the favourite at 42%, against 25% for a draw and 33% for Al Safa. The most likely score is 1-1. If Al-Ain wins, the most likely score is 1-2.
Footlab AI's cards found the right outcome in 54.7% of the 2,365 matches already evaluated, against 33.3% for random guessing. See the measured accuracy
Probabilities recomputed on Oct 13, 2026. The full match card is recomputed continuously until kick-off.
Who will win Al Safa vs Al-Ain?
Al-Ain starts as the favourite with a 117-point Elo edge (1,644 vs 1,526).
Computed by the Footlab AI model from our own data only, with no AI analysis.
Probable lineup for Al Safa vs Al-Ain
Computed by Footlab AI from our own data only: recent lineups, squads and known absences. It does not take the press or last-minute absences into account.
Al Safa
4-3-3- 11Saeed Alzahrani
- 10Mohammad Al-Sahlawi
- 99Fabinho
- 8Ahmed Atallah Alanzy
- 70D. Moreno
- 20Maicon Douglas Teixeira Goulart Alves
- 93A. Albu
- 17Aseel Abed
- 24Alquamaizi Meshary
- 96Saleh Juma Al Nashmi
- 21Muslim Al Furayj
Al-Ain
4-4-2- 30Ença Fati
- 20Hamoud Shammari
- 10Mohammed Al Sufyani
- 3K. Bonsu
- 25Muteb Al Khalidi
- 6Ali Ahmed
- 55Nawaf Al Subhi
- 21H. Lwaliwa
- 4Hassan Rabea
- 12Yasser Yaqoub Ibrahim
- 93S. Bogdanović
Computed on October 13, 2026 at 11:58 PM (UTC).
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Al Safa have 5 wins, 3 draws and 7 defeats; Al-Ain have 8, 4 and 3.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 9, 2026 | Afif(home) | 2-1 | Division 2 |
| Apr 9, 2026 | Al-Kawkab(home) | 2-2 | Division 2 |
| Apr 3, 2026 | Al Qous(away) | 1-0 | Division 2 |
| Mar 27, 2026 | Mudhar Club(away) | 2-2 | Division 2 |
| Mar 13, 2026 | Al Saqer(away) | 0-3 | Division 2 |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 22, 2026 | Hajer(away) | 2-1 | Division 2 |
| Apr 16, 2026 | Hajer(home) | 1-3 | Division 2 |
| Apr 10, 2026 | Al-Washm(home) | 2-0 | Division 2 |
| Apr 4, 2026 | Al Taraji(away) | 4-4 | Division 2 |
| Mar 28, 2026 | Tuwaiq(home) | 2-1 | Division 2 |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 4 meetings: 0 Al Safa wins, 1 draw, 3 Al-Ain wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 27, 2025 | Al-Ain 3-2 Al Safa | Division 1 |
| Aug 25, 2024 | Al Safa 0-3 Al-Ain | Division 1 |
| Feb 26, 2024 | Al Safa 0-0 Al-Ain | Division 1 |
| Sep 20, 2023 | Al-Ain 4-1 Al Safa | Division 1 |
How many goals should we expect?
Al Safa score 1.2 and concede 1.7 goals per match over their last 15; Al-Ain score 1.9 and concede 1.3. The model gives a 60% probability of over 2.5 goals and 62% for both teams to score.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Safa | 1.2 | 1.7 | 2 | 10/15 | 11/15 |
| Al-Ain | 1.9 | 1.3 | 4 | 10/15 | 9/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Al Safa | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
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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
Frequently asked questions
- Who is the favourite for Al Safa vs Al-Ain?
- The Footlab AI model makes Al-Ain the favourite at 42%, against 25% for a draw and 33% for Al Safa.
- Where and when is Al Safa vs Al-Ain played?
- Al Safa vs Al-Ain is played on October 23, 2026 at 12:00 PM (UTC) at Al Safwa Stadium, in the Division 2.
- Will there be over 2.5 goals?
- The Footlab AI model gives a 60% probability of at least three goals in this match.
- How reliable is this prediction?
- Footlab AI's cards found the right outcome (home win, draw or away win) in 54.7% of the matches already evaluated, against 33.3% for random guessing, a level comparable with the bookmakers' favourite. The comparison with bookmakers and the breakdown by competition and Elo gap are published on the accuracy page.