Al-Sharjah vs Al-Ittihad Kalba Prediction: Al-Sharjah will score a minimum of two goals

Al-Sharjah will be aiming for a second win of the season as they take on Al-Ittihad Kalba at the Sharjah Stadium on Thursday. Al-Sharjah started the season with a sensational win while Ittihad Kalba was held down to a draw. We expect goals from both teams here and our prediction is a total of over 2.5 goals. Please see the carefully prepared tips.

Form: W

Al-Sharjah destroyed the newly promoted Dibba Al-Hisn in their opening game of the season. Al-Sharjah scored three goals in the first half and added another one in the 72nd minute to make it 4. Dibba Al-Hisn managed to pull one back in the 85th minute. Ousmane Camara is the top scorer for Sharjah with 2 goals already this season. Al-Sharjah is currently in third place in the league table. 

Form: D 

Ittihad Kalba had a great performance in their season opener against Al-Wasl. They were trailing twice in the game but responded well and got themselves a point. Abdul Salam’s 95th-minute goal was the highlight of the game for Kalba. They are now 8th place in the league table.

Sharjah currently leads in their H2H stats with 12 wins while Kalba plays catch up with 4 wins and 3 draws.

Sharjah started the season in good shape and spirits and we think this will extend to their game against Ittihad Kalba. Sharjah has also maintained a good record against Ittihad Kalba in their last 19 encounters as analyzed above. We believe Sharjah will not lose here and our prediction is a win or draw and a total of over 2.5 goals for Sharjah at 1.73 odds. 

Ittihad Kalba gave Al-Wasl a tough time last week and they’ll do the same in this game, we expect them to also find the net. Both teams to score and a total of over 2.5 goals at 1.70 odds is another great choice.

• Kalba has been without a clean sheet in their last 8 meetings
• There have been more than 2.5 goals in 5 of their last 6 encounters
• Both teams have found the net in 4 of their last 5 meetings
• Sharjah has scored first in 6 of their last 8 meetings
• More than 10.5 corners in 5 of their last 6 games