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Istiqlol vs Wathba prediction and preview

23 Oct 2026, 14:00 UTC

The PunterPick prediction

Under 3.5 GoalsNo price

Published before kick-off and never changed afterwards. See the methodology for how picks are chosen.

Match preview

Istiqlol host Wathba in the AFC Challenge League (International) on 23 Oct 2026, 14:00 UTC. The prediction PunterPick published for this fixture is Under 3.5 Goals — fewer than 3.5 goals in the match. No bookmaker price was available for this market when the prediction was published, so no percentage is shown.

Going into the match, Istiqlol had won 6, drawn 1 and lost 3 of their last 10 matches, scoring 11 and conceding 4. Wathba had won 8, drawn 2 and lost 0 of their last 10, with 18 scored and 4 conceded.

Both teams scored in 1 of Istiqlol's last 10 and 4 of Wathba's last 10; 2 and 4 of those matches respectively went over 2.5 goals. At home Istiqlol averaged 2.00 goals scored and 0.20 conceded across 5 matches; away from home Wathba averaged 1.30 scored and 0.40 conceded across 10.

Our team-strength model expects about 0.71 goals from Istiqlol and 0.62 from Wathba. From that it rates a home win at 32%, a draw at 42% and an away win at 26%. For the published pick itself the model gives 95%.

Team comparison

Share of each factor between Istiqlol (green) and Wathba (grey), from our data provider's pre-match comparison.

Recent form30% – 70%
Attack33% – 67%
Defence67% – 33%
Overall strength43% – 56%

Form before the match

TeamLast 5ScoredConcededBTTSO2.5
IstiqlolWLLWW1.100.4010%20%
WathbaWWDDW1.800.4040%40%

Averages over each side's last 10 matches in our results archive before this fixture.

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