Ittihad Kalba U23 vs Shabab Al-Ahli Dubai U23 prediction and preview

31 Oct 2026, 12:55 UTC

The PunterPick prediction

BTTS YesOdds 1.42Market probability 66%

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

Match preview

Ittihad Kalba U23 host Shabab Al-Ahli Dubai U23 in the Pro League U23 (UAE) on 31 Oct 2026, 12:55 UTC. The prediction PunterPick published for this fixture is BTTS Yes — both teams to score. It was published at odds of 1.42, which the bookmaker market rated at about 66% once the bookmaker margin is removed.

Going into the match, Ittihad Kalba U23 had won 2, drawn 2 and lost 6 of their last 10 matches, scoring 19 and conceding 25. Shabab Al-Ahli Dubai U23 had won 6, drawn 1 and lost 3 of their last 10, with 15 scored and 13 conceded.

Both teams scored in 8 of Ittihad Kalba U23's last 10 and 5 of Shabab Al-Ahli Dubai U23's last 10; 7 and 5 of those matches respectively went over 2.5 goals. At home Ittihad Kalba U23 averaged 2.40 goals scored and 2.40 conceded across 5 matches; away from home Shabab Al-Ahli Dubai U23 averaged 1.00 scored and 1.17 conceded across 6.

Our team-strength model expects about 1.72 goals from Ittihad Kalba U23 and 1.86 from Shabab Al-Ahli Dubai U23. From that it rates a home win at 35%, a draw at 24% and an away win at 41%, against 37%, 24% and 38% implied by the 1X2 prices. For the published pick itself the model gives 70%.

Team comparison

Share of each factor between Ittihad Kalba U23 (green) and Shabab Al-Ahli Dubai U23 (grey), from our data provider's pre-match comparison.

Recent form36% – 64%

Attack36% – 64%

Defence56% – 44%

Head-to-head50% – 50%

Goals73% – 27%

Overall strength52% – 47%

Form before the match

Team	Last 5	Scored	Conceded	BTTS	O2.5
Ittihad Kalba U23	LLLWD	1.90	2.50	80%	70%
Shabab Al-Ahli Dubai U23	LWLDW	1.50	1.30	50%	50%

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

Other markets we priced

Market	Our probability	Odds
Double Chance 12	75%	1.22
1st Half Over 0.5 Goals	75%	1.22
BTTS 1st Half - No	71%	1.30
BTTS Yes	65%	1.42
Over 2.5 Goals	62%	1.50
1st Half Under 1.5 Goals	56%	1.63
2nd Half Higher Goals	48%	1.93
Shabab Al-Ahli Dubai U23 Win	38%	2.35

Probabilities are derived from bookmaker prices with the margin removed. They are estimates, not guarantees.