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Wathba vs Al Nejmeh prediction and preview

20 Oct 2026, 11:00 UTC

The PunterPick prediction

Double Chance 1XOdds 1.57Market probability 58%Final score 2–1

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

Match preview

Wathba host Al Nejmeh in the AFC Challenge League (International) on 20 Oct 2026, 11:00 UTC. The prediction PunterPick published for this fixture is Double Chance 1X — Wathba to win or draw. It was published at odds of 1.57, which the bookmaker market rated at about 58% once the bookmaker margin is removed.

Final score: Wathba 2–1 Al Nejmeh.

Going into the match, Wathba had won 8, drawn 2 and lost 0 of their last 10 matches, scoring 17 and conceding 3. Al Nejmeh had won 6, drawn 3 and lost 1 of their last 10, with 16 scored and 8 conceded.

Both teams scored in 3 of Wathba's last 10 and 5 of Al Nejmeh's last 10; 3 and 4 of those matches respectively went over 2.5 goals. At home Wathba averaged 2.33 goals scored and 0.44 conceded across 9 matches; away from home Al Nejmeh averaged 1.29 scored and 0.71 conceded across 7.

Our team-strength model expects about 1.22 goals from Wathba and 0.77 from Al Nejmeh. From that it rates a home win at 46%, a draw at 32% and an away win at 22%, against 29%, 28% and 42% implied by the 1X2 prices. For the published pick itself the model gives 78%.

Team comparison

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

Recent form57% – 43%
Attack67% – 33%
Defence0% – 100%
Overall strength62% – 38%

Form before the match

TeamLast 5ScoredConcededBTTSO2.5
WathbaWDDWW1.700.3030%30%
Al NejmehWDWLW1.600.8050%40%

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

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