Match preview — Wai Thar Li Stadium set for a one-sided affair?
Rakhine United welcome Yarmanya Utd to the Wai Thar Li Stadium in Sittwe on 23/12/2025 with both teams under pressure but for very different reasons. The home side sit 10th with eight games played, two wins and a goal difference that reads 11 scored versus 24 conceded, while Yarmanya arrive rock bottom in 12th, pointless in terms of victories and carrying a worrying 3 scored to 28 conceded ledger. The venue will hold just 7,000 fans, but expect a lively local crowd hoping their team can capitalise on the visitors’ fragile confidence.
There is drama in the numbers: Rakhine’s recent results have shown flashes — wins against Dagon Port and Thitsar Arman — but also heavy reversals such as the 4-1 loss to I.S.P.E and a 7-3 thriller against Yadanarbon earlier in the season. Yarmanya’s season has been one-sided in the wrong way, with heavy defeats like 0-6 and 1-5 punctuating a campaign that has yet to produce a victory. Their road form is especially thin: only one goal scored away and seven conceded. In short, this looks like a clash between a home side that can score but also leak goals, and an away side that struggles to create and defend.
What the stats say — goals expected
If you believe in statistical narratives, Rakhine’s matches have been goal heavy. Home metrics show an 87.5% occurrence of games finishing over 2.5 goals — that’s high and indicative of open play, defensive frailties and an attacking approach that produces chances (an average of 8.38 shots per game and 38 shots on target overall). Yarmanya aren’t far behind on cumulative high-score encounters: several of their fixtures have skewed to multi-goal affairs, and with 28 conceded overall they have been generous to opponents. Neither side can boast defensive stability right now, which points to more action in the final third than a dour 0-0.
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Betting suggestion: Based on form and the high frequency of multi-goal games for both teams this season, the strongest market here is the goal market. The recommended bet is Over 2.5 goals — both teams have conceded heavily and Rakhine’s home fixtures have historically produced plenty of goals, so expect an open game with multiple finishes.
