Predicted Edge

Shabab Al Ahli Dubai v Esteghlal FC

Shabab Al Ahli Dubai won 3 of the last 46th2–0Esteghlal FC won 3 of the last 45th

Match statistics

Full-time statistics
Shabab Al Ahli Dubai Esteghlal FC
8Shots9
5Shots on target1
2Corners1
8Fouls17
1Yellow cards2
0Red cards0
0Offsides1
464Passes404
53%Possession %47%
1.23xG0.49
Over 1.5
80%
Over 2.5
57%
Over 3.5
35%
Both score
60%
Model pick
Shabab Al Ahli Dubai 40%
Likely score
1-1 12%
Expected goals
1.55 – 1.42

Advised bets

No advised bet on this fixture. The available prices are close enough to our own numbers that there is nothing worth backing. Most fixtures end up here, and manufacturing a selection for every game is exactly how tipster records get destroyed.

Our probabilities against the market

Our probability and fair price for every market we publish, next to the best price we last captured and the probability it implies (bookmaker margin included).
MarketSelectionOursFairBest priceImpliedGap
Total goalsUnder 3.565.5%1.531.33 Bet36575.2%-9.7
Both teams to scoreBoth teams to score — No39.8%2.521.95 William Hill51.3%-11.5
Match resultShabab Al Ahli Dubai40.0%2.501.83 Dafabet54.6%-14.7
Match resultDraw25.5%3.923.65 Dafabet27.4%-1.9
Match resultEsteghlal FC34.5%2.904.50 Dafabet22.2%+12.3
Total goalsOver 1.580.1%1.251.31 Betano76.3%+3.8
Total goalsUnder 1.519.9%5.043.50 Bet36528.6%-8.7
Total goalsOver 2.556.9%1.761.95 Bet36551.3%+5.6
Total goalsUnder 2.543.1%2.321.85 Bet36554.1%-11.0
Total goalsOver 3.534.5%2.903.40 BetVictor29.4%+5.1
Both teams to scoreBoth teams to score — Yes60.2%1.66———

A positive gap means our probability is higher than the price implies. That is information, not a recommendation: a pick is only published where the gap clears our bar after allowing for model error, and those appear above.

Shabab Al Ahli Dubai v Esteghlal FC: too close to call

Our model makes Shabab Al Ahli Dubai 40% to win this AFC Champions League Elite fixture, with the draw at 26% and Esteghlal FC at 34%. The goal projection is 1.55 for Shabab Al Ahli Dubai against 1.42 for Esteghlal FC — a slight edge to Shabab Al Ahli Dubai on expected output. A combined 2.97 goals points to an open game around the league average, which puts over 2.5 at 57% and both teams to score at 60%. The single most likely scoreline is 1-1 at 12%, though no individual scoreline is ever likely in absolute terms — that is the nature of a low-scoring sport. Note that even our favoured side is under 45% to win outright, so this is a fixture where the draw does a lot of work and confident calls are not warranted. All figures come from a Dixon–Coles adjusted Poisson model fitted on recent results and expected goals. They are estimates, not forecasts of fact.

Most likely scores
1-1 12%
2-1 9%
1-2 8%
1-0 7%
0-1 7%

This season

Season records for Shabab Al Ahli Dubai and Esteghlal FC
Shabab Al Ahli Dubai Esteghlal FC
4Played4
3-0-1W-D-L3-0-1
2.25Pts / game2.25
1.25Goals for / game1.50
0.75Goals against / game0.75
25%Over 2.550%
25%BTTS25%
50%Clean sheets50%
25%Failed to score25%
2-0-0Home record2-0-0
1-0-1Away record1-0-1
L1StreakW1

2026/27 league matches only, computed from results on record. Shabab Al Ahli Dubai · Esteghlal FC

Full-match statistics, per game this season

Produced

Season per-match averages, produced
7.3Shots10.3
3.7Shots on target3.3
1.0Corners2.7
1.00Cards1.67
7.0Fouls13.3
44Possession %49
0.95xG0.82
3 matchessample3 matches

Conceded

Season per-match averages, conceded
14.7Shots13.0
3.7Shots on target5.7
3.0Corners5.3
1.67Cards1.33
14.0Fouls7.3
56Possession %51
1.14xG1.13
3 matchessample3 matches

Form comparison

Per-match averages over the last 5 matches (5 in sample), captured when this prediction was published and never recomputed since.
Shabab Al Ahli DubaiMetricEsteghlal FC
1.80 (better)Goals scored1.60
1.00Goals conceded0.40 (better)
2.21 (better)Expected goals (xG)0.67
Big chances
4.00Shots on target5.00 (better)
9.50Total shots9.50
Touches in opp. box
0.50Corners3.50 (better)
35.5Possession %40.5 (better)
316Passes350 (better)
Tackles
7.00 (better)Fouls11.50
1.00Offsides0.00 (better)
Throw-ins
1.00 (better)Yellow cards3.00
0.00Red cards0.00

Big chances, Touches in opp. box, Throw-ins are not supplied by our current data provider (api-football). Rather than estimate them and present the estimate as a measurement, we show nothing.

Head to head

Full record →
Shabab Al Ahli Dubai wins
1
Draws
0
Esteghlal FC wins
0
Goals / game
2.00
Over 2.5
0%
Both score
0%
AFC Champions League Elite table
League table
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