Al Khalidiyah vs NasafPrediction, probable lineups, recent form & season stats

Khalidiya reach the opening group game with five wins and one defeat in their last six outings. The two most recent are a 3-1 at home over A'Ali on 4 September and a 7-2 away at Al Najma; further back, in April and May, a 3-1 again at Al Najma, a 1-2 at home to Muharraq, a 1-0 at Budaiya and a 2-1 over Al-Hidd, all in the Premier League. Nasaf have only recently put things right: their two closest Super League games finished 3-0 over Bunyodkor on 9 September and 6-2 over Neftchi, while the four before them were all lost, 0-1 away at Navbahor in the cup, 0-1 at Qizilqum, another 0-1 at Navbahor and 1-2 at home to Pakhtakor. There is no record of a previous meeting between the two. The prediction may change in the hours before kick-off. Confirmed line-ups, late injuries, suspensions, rotation ahead of other fixtures and the state of the pitch and the weather can all alter the picture described above. In those cases the selection may be reviewed and updated within 12 to 24 hours of the match: this happens rarely, but when it does, the version published on this page is always the current one. The data and assessments here are provided for information and statistical purposes.