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Al Ali CSC0Sitra2

HT 0–0Fri 16 Oct 2026, 16:00 Predictions graded

Predictions7–654%

Edges4–450%

Quick Take

Pre-match view

Context last updated 15 Oct 2026, 15:30 · Europe/Bucharest

Al Ali's home solidity meets a Sitra side missing a regular defender and travelling poorly - but Sitra are unbeaten in the last four meetings, two of them 0-0.

Al Ali look the likelier winners without promising many goals. At 3.0 to win, 3.6 to be ahead at half-time, 1.3 to be level or ahead at the break and 1.55 to win or draw, the prices offer a little; Under 2.5 goals at 1.57 does not.

Context

Sitra's A'Ali trip falls four days after Oman's Dhofar announced the signing of defender Carlos Vázquez on 12 October, with the player travelling to join the club on 13 October. Vázquez was described as a regular for Sitra during the 2025-26 season, so his exit removes a central-defensive option from the squad for this league fixture and may prompt a reorganisation at the back. The move is corroborated by Dhofar's announcement and two Cuban football journalists, though neither records how much he had played in 2026-27, leaving the scale of the on-pitch effect unquantified. The exit is recent, so Sitra's back line is being reshaped only days before kick-off rather than through a long-planned absence.
- Dhofar Club announced the signing of Cuban centre-back Carlos Vázquez, known as Cavafe, on 12 October 2026.
- Vázquez travelled to Oman on Tuesday 13 October to join Dhofar after a spell as a regular for Bahrain's Sitra in 2025-26.
ConfirmedSources checked 15 Oct 2026, 15:27 · Europe/Bucharest
Sitra won 2-0 at A'Ali on 27 April 2026, drew 0-0 at home on 19 December 2025, drew 0-0 away on 5 March 2025 and won 2-1 at home on 21 September 2024. Al Ali have not beaten Sitra in that four-match span. Three of the four meetings ended with at least one team failing to score, so the recent history points to a close, low-scoring game rather than a comfortable home win.
- Most recent meeting: Sitra won 0-2 at A'Ali on 27 April 2026 in the Premier League.
- The four supplied meetings between 21 September 2024 and 27 April 2026 produced two Sitra wins (2-1 at home, 2-0 away) and two 0-0 draws (19 December 2025 and 5 March 2025).
- Three of the four meetings had at least one team fail to score.
Across seven home matches from 5 February to 11 September 2026, Al Ali conceded no first-half goals and only 0.71 goals per match in total, with three clean sheets. Their home scoring is modest at 1.14 goals per match, so the record rests on a tight defence rather than a free-scoring attack. It is the base the team brings into this fixture.
- Al Ali home record between 5 February and 11 September 2026: 7 matches, 4 wins, 1 draw, 2 losses, 5 goals scored, 4 conceded, 3 clean sheets.
- Home first halves across the same 7-match sample: 0.71 goals scored and 0 conceded per match.
- Home averages across the 7-match home sample: 1.14 goals for and 0.71 against per match.
Sitra score 0.29 first-half goals per away game and concede 1.14, so they have often been behind at the break on their travels. Their most recent away match was a 0-0 draw at East Riffa on 2 September 2026, after a 3-1 win at Al Shabab on 10 May 2026. The away sample is mixed rather than uniformly poor, but it is the record Al Ali's home control will be tested against.
- Sitra away record: 7 matches, 2 wins, 1 draw, 4 defeats, with 1.86 goals conceded per away match.
- Away first halves across the same 7-match sample: 0.29 goals scored and 1.14 conceded per match.
- Most recent away matches: 0-0 at East Riffa on 2 September 2026 and a 3-1 win at Al Shabab on 10 May 2026.

BetBugs edges

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BetBugs probabilities

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Result2 of 4 landed

Signal quality Medium · Uncertainty band Near coin-flip · Market price 3.00
The read
Al Ali are the more settled home side, scoring just over one a game at home while giving up little, and Sitra travel poorly with nearly two conceded per away match.
- Al Ali home: 4 wins, 1 draw, 2 losses in 7, conceding 0.71 per home game
- Sitra away: 2 wins, 1 draw, 4 losses in 7, conceding 1.86 per away game
- Al Ali kept 3 clean sheets in 7 home matches
- Sitra lost regular centre-back Carlos Vazquez before this fixture
BetBugs · Match WinnerlostAl Ali CSCEstimated chance40%
Signal quality Medium · Uncertainty band Near coin-flip · Not priced
The read
First halves in this fixture are usually tight and low-scoring, so the break arriving level is the most probable outcome.
- Al Ali's home first halves: 0.71 scored, 0 conceded
- Sitra's away first halves: 0.29 scored, 1.14 conceded
- Two of the last four head-to-heads were 0-0 at the break
BetBugs · First Half WinnerwonDrawEstimated chance46%
Signal quality Medium · Uncertainty band Near coin-flip · Not priced
The read
Both teams are more active after the break and trade goals, so the second half ending level is the most likely single outcome.
- Al Ali second half: 0.4 scored, 0.8 conceded
- Sitra second half: 0.375 scored, 0.875 conceded away
- Both sides have drawn 1 of their last 6 at half-time or full-time
BetBugs · Second Half WinnerlostDrawEstimated chance43%
Signal quality Medium · Uncertainty band Strong lean · Market price 1.30
The read
Al Ali start strongly at home without conceding before the break, while Sitra have been vulnerable early on their travels. First halves in this fixture are usually tight and low-scoring, so the break arriving level is the most probable outcome.
- Al Ali score 0.71 first-half goals per home game and concede 0
- Sitra concede 1.14 first-half goals per away game
- Al Ali's home first halves: 0.71 scored, 0 conceded
- Sitra's away first halves: 0.29 scored, 1.14 conceded
BetBugs · Double Chance First HalfwonAl Ali CSC or DrawEstimated chance83%

Goals5 of 9 landed

Signal quality Medium · Uncertainty band Lean · Market price 1.57
The read
These are low-volume attacks and tight recent meetings, so fewer than three goals is the more likely shape of the game.
- Al Ali overall: 0.93 scored, 1.00 conceded per match
- The last four head-to-heads produced 2, 0, 0 and 3 goals
- Sitra away games average 3.0 combined goals but recent scoring is thin
BetBugs · Goals Over/UnderwonUnder 2.5Estimated chance60%
Signal quality Medium · Uncertainty band Slight lean · Market price 1.78
The read
Both attacks are modest and recent meetings have usually featured a blank on one side, making a shutout the safer reading.
- Sitra failed to score in 3 of their last 6 matches
- Al Ali kept 5 clean sheets in 15 overall
- Three of the last 4 head-to-heads had at least one team blanked
BetBugs · Both Teams to ScorewonNoEstimated chance57%
Signal quality Medium · Uncertainty band Strong lean · Not priced
The read
Al Ali rarely get beyond a single goal, averaging just over one at home, so staying under two is the likely outcome.
- Al Ali score 1.14 per home game
- Al Ali overall: 0.93 goals per match
- Al Ali scored two or more in 1 of their last 6
BetBugs · Home Goals TotalwonAl Ali CSC under 1.5Estimated chance70%
Signal quality Medium · Uncertainty band Strong lean · Not priced
The read
Sitra's away scoring is modest and Al Ali concede little at home, so keeping the visitors below two goals is well supported.
- Sitra score 1.14 per away game
- Sitra have 3 goals in their last 6 matches
- Al Ali concede 0.71 per home game
BetBugs · Away Goals TotallostSitra under 1.5Estimated chance73%
Signal quality Medium · Uncertainty band Lean · Not priced
The read
Sitra carry enough of a threat away from home and have recently put three past opponents, so Al Ali keeping them out is not the likely case.
- Sitra scored in 3 of their last 6 matches
- Sitra average 1.14 goals away
- Al Ali conceded in 4 of 7 home games
BetBugs · Team to ScorewonSitra to scoreEstimated chance60%
Signal quality Medium · Uncertainty band Lean · Not priced
The read
Al Ali have found the net consistently at home and Sitra concede regularly on their travels, so the visitors are more likely to concede.
- Al Ali scored in 5 of their last 6 matches
- Al Ali average 1.14 goals at home
- Sitra conceded in 4 of their last 6
BetBugs · Team to ScorelostAl Ali CSC to scoreEstimated chance63%
Signal quality Medium · Uncertainty band Slight lean · Market price 1.45
The read
Al Ali's home first halves have yielded goals at a reasonable rate and Sitra concede early away, so at least one before the break is slightly favoured.
- Al Ali score 0.71 first-half goals per home game
- Sitra concede 1.14 first-half goals per away game
- Al Ali's home first halves produced no goals against
BetBugs · 1st Half GoalslostOver 0.5 goals in 1st halfEstimated chance57%
Signal quality Medium · Uncertainty band Strong lean · Market price 1.14
The read
Al Ali's home first-half defence is unbroken and Sitra rarely score early away, so one team is very likely to be blanked before the break.
- Al Ali concede 0 first-half goals in 7 home games
- Sitra average 0.29 first-half goals away
- Sitra concede 1.14 first-half goals away
BetBugs · Both Teams Score First HalfwonNoEstimated chance87%
Signal quality Medium · Uncertainty band Lean · Not priced
The read
Second-half output for both sides is modest, so fewer than two goals after the break is the more likely case.
- Al Ali second-half totals: 0.4 for, 0.8 against
- Sitra away second half: 0.857 for, 0.714 against
- Four head-to-heads produced 2, 0, 0 and 3 goals in total
BetBugs · Goals Over Under Second HalflostUnder 1.5Estimated chance58%

Head-to-Head

1W · 2D · 1W

W0-2A'AlivSitraApr 27, 2026PL

D0-0SitravA'AliDec 19, 2025PL

D0-0A'AlivSitraMar 5, 2025PL

L2-1SitravA'AliSep 21, 2024PL

Al Ali CSC: 3 clean sheetsSitra: 2 clean sheets1.3 goals/game avg

League Table

Premier League 2026/2027

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF-GA	Pts	Form
10	Al Ali CSC Premier League (Relegation)	4	1	1	2	4-6	4	LWLD
8	Sitra	4	1	2	1	3-2	5	LDDW

1pt gap between teamsAl Ali CSC in relegation zone

Recent Form

Al Ali CSC

L1-2East RiffaOct 11PL

W2-0BudaiyaMay 10PL

W1-0Al-HiddMay 4PL

L0-2SitraApr 27PL

L0-1Al RiffaApr 17PL

W2-1Bahrain SCApr 2PL

W1-0MalkiyaMar 14PL

L0-2KhalidiyaFeb 27KIN

L0-1Al ShababFeb 19PL

W2-1Al AhliFeb 12PL

W2-0Al NajmaFeb 5KIN

Sitra

L0-2Al NajmaOct 11PL

D0-0Al-HiddSep 12PL

D0-0East RiffaSep 2PL

W3-0MalkiyaAug 27PL

W1-0MalkiyaMay 16PL

W3-1Al ShababMay 10PL

L0-2Al AhliMay 5PL

W2-0A'AliApr 27PL

L1-3KhalidiyaApr 18PL

L0-3MuharraqApr 3PL

W3-0BudaiyaMar 12PL

L1-4Al-HiddFeb 23PL

L2-3ZakhoFeb 18AGC

L0-2Al NajmaFeb 14PL

L0-1Al AinFeb 10AGC

Squad & Injuries

Al Ali CSC

1 available

Attackers0

Midfielders1

Defenders0

Goalkeeper0

Sitra

22 available

Attackers8

Midfielders6

Defenders5

Goalkeeper3

Quick Take

Context

BetBugs edges

Al Ali CSC

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Al Ali CSC or Draw

Al Ali CSC or Draw

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Under 2.5

Over 0.5 goals in 1st half

Result2 of 4 landed

Goals5 of 9 landed

Head-to-Head

League Table

Recent Form

Al Ali CSC

Sitra

Squad & Injuries

Al Ali CSC

Sitra