Umm-Salal vs Muaither SC tips and predictions

Umm-Salal to produce a result

On 20 QSL points, eigth placed Umm-Salal host 11th placed Muaither SC. The visitors will be looking to close the gap. Will they be adding to their 11 points?

In this fixture Umm-Salal look like they can take home the bragging rights but if their opponents are in form then they might get their fingers burnt.

Perhaps Umm-Salal might have reasons to be confident about adding to Muaither SC's recent defeats. Adversity has gradually been stacking up for this away squad over their last 18 fixtures. They've been beaten 13 times during these 18 starts. This doesn't look like the recent record of a squad that will fancy their chances.

The hosts have enjoyed some superb passages of play in previous displays. Umm-Salal scored two or more goals in 6 of their recent 9 matches.

Muaither SC have been tested in defence when not on their own turf. They have conceded three or more goals in 8 of their last 13 away matches. This match represents a test of their bouncebackability.

The last time these two sides met was in November. Umm-Salal won with a 4-3 scoreline. That results means that Umm-Salal have won 5 of the last 7 fixtures between these sides. They might not be important but the head-to-head stats are reasons for confidence in them.

This is not a confident forecast though. They may end up sharing the spoils. The sportsbooks' prices indicate that both sides can score as they can both be effective in attack. But with the odds-against price on BTTS No, that seems the better option here. In the total goals market, it's more than three goals in this match considering how that market has been priced up.