Al Ahly vs Al Ain Prediction, lineups, betting tips & odds
The Red Devils host Al Ain in a massive FIFA Club World Cup match.
Al Ahly will face Al Ain in the FIFA Club World Cup match in the second round after winning the Egyptian Super Champions. With the new season yet to be started Al Ahly will first emphasise beating Al Ain in the crucial game of the Club World Cup, which will also prepare them for the next season.
Meanwhile, Al Ain are enduring a poor season and are sixth in the UAE Pro League, winning only two matches out of five and are six points adrift of first place. Al Ain will face Egyptian side Al Ahly in a decisive game of the Club World Cup and will hope to scrape a win in this match. After beating Auckland 6-2 in the first round of the competition, Ain will travel to face the Red Devils in the second round and a win will see them qualify for the competition.
Kick-off
Tuesday, 29 October at 10:30 p.m. IST
Location: Cairo International Stadium
Form
Al Ahly: W-W-L-W-W
Al Ain: D-L-W-L-L
Players to watch
Al Ahly: Kahraba
Kahraba has not been productive enough for the Red Devils but he will have to step up when his side hosts Al Ain in the Club World, as he cannot afford to miss any chances when the opportunities present. He will need to be at his clinical best to lead the attacking line of Al Ahly.
Al Ain: Soufiane Rahimi
Soufiane Rahimi will once again hope to bring his goalscoring form back after scoring a stunning hat-trick against Al Hilal in the AFC Champions League elite, the forward almost brought his side into the match with his terrific goalscoring exploits and will hope to continue it when his side take on Al Ahly in the Club World Cup.
Match facts
- Soufiane Rahimi for Al Ain has been in excellent form and scored a hat-trick for them in the AFC Champions League.
- Al Ahly are currently the Egyptian Super Champions.
Betting and tips odd
- Tip 1: Al Ahly to win
- Tip 2: Al Ain to score first
- Tip 3: Kahraba to score for Al Ahly
Players and injury news
The Red Devils are ravaged by injuries with a total of eight players will miss the game. A Maaloul is sidelined with Achilles injury, Rami Rabia, Ahmed Koka, Khaled Abdel Fattah, Achraf Dari and Mohamed Hany, are all out with muscle injury, while Karim Fouad has suffered ACL and Taher Mohamed is ruled out with ankle injury. On the other hand, Al Ain are set to be with their fully fit squad ahead of the match.
Head-to-head
Matches: 6
Al Ahly: 3
Draws: 2
Al Ain: 1
Predicted lineup
Al Ahly (4-2-3-1)
El Shenawi; Tawfik, Ibrahim, Ayman, Attiyat Allah, Ateya, Gamal, Mohamed, Ashour, El Shahat, Ali
Al Ain (4-3-3)
Bu Sanda; Butti, Hashemi, D Komari, Salomoni, Infantino, Segovia, Barman, Sanabria, Laba, Gassama
Prediction
Al-Ahly are currently top of their form have played excellent football and recently won the Egyptian Super Cup they will hope to continue in the same vein when they face Al Ain, who beat Auckland FC 6-2. This is going to be a tough fight but Al Ahly will prevail in this match with a narrow win.
Prediction: Al Ahly 2-1 Al Ain
Live telecast
TBD
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