It's early days in the Premier League and both Al Sahel and Khaitan are still hoping for a flying start in order to set the tone for the season. Three points can make a big difference at this stage.
It's no vacation for neither Sahel nor Khaitan as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Al Sahel form and stats
Al Sahel are yet to win a home game, having collected 0 points from their first two Premier League games here at Abu Halifa City Stadium. Al Sahel has three losses from their three previous games and the tension is increasing in the dressing room for both the manager and the players. We have seen two home losses in a row now for Al Sahel, who are hoping that the phrase “third time lucky” applies to them.
Sahel haven't scored a league goal since they found the net 253 minutes ago. Tallison Souza scored that one.
Sahel are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 0-2 away versus Al Jahra. Before that game, the home loss against Kazma with the scoreline 0-1.
Early season league goal statistics from Al Sahel's 2 home games: 1 goal, 3 conceded.
Khaitan form and stats
The Premier League season is young and Khaitan, who have the most conceded goals (8) away in Premier League, have only just started going through their travel schedule, with 3 away games done and still no victory. 1 draw and 2 defeats so far.
Khaitan play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 1-2 to Al Shabab (placed 9th). Prior to that match, a home win 1-0 against Al Fahaheel.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Khaitan have scored 3 goals in 3 league games away. People interested in "over 2,5 goals" betting will like to know that Khaitan concede an average of more than 2,5 goals per away match all on their own.
Head 2 Head
Last ten meetings between the teams: Al Sahel won four, Khaitan won two and four draws. five games with over 2,5 goals, five matches with two goals or less.Al Sahel missing players
Khaitan missing players
| Al Sahel | Khaitan | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Played | P | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 | 1 | 0 | Scored | S | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 8 | 3 | 0 | Conceded | C | 6 | 8 | 10 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 80% | 50% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 80% |
| 60% | 50% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 100% | 60% |
| 40% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 67% | 40% |
| 20% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 60% | 50% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 67% | 40% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 20% |
| 40% | 50% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 33% | 40% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 7 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 23 | 23 | 23 |
| 4 | 4 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| 25% | 25% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 17% | 17% | 17% |
- Al Sahel has the most conceded goals in the second half (6) in Premier League
- Al Sahel have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
- Al Sahel have lost all their home matches so far.
- Al Sahel haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- All of Khaitan's away-matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
- Khaitan has the most conceded goals (8) away in Premier League
- Khaitan has the the worst goal difference (-5) away in Premier League
- Khaitan have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Khaitan have yet to win a game away.
- Khaitan haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Al Sahel | Last season | Khaitan | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 18 | 9 | Played | P | 8 | 16 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Won | W | 3 | 6 | ||
| 6 | 4 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | ||
| 8 | 4 | Lost | L | 3 | 6 | ||
| 16 | 7 | Scored | S | 10 | 18 | ||
| 36 | 17 | Conceded | C | 10 | 17 | ||
| 94% | 89% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 81% | ||
| 89% | 78% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 62% | 69% | ||
| 50% | 44% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 38% | ||
| 33% | 44% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 12% | 6% | ||
| 17% | 11% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 12% | 6% | ||
| 56% | 56% | BTTS | BTTS | 38% | 38% | ||
| 17% | 22% | Clean Sheets | C S | 38% | 44% | ||
| 33% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 38% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 3 | 3.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.7 | 2.8 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 81 | 38 | Total Shots | T S | 52 | 93 | ||
| 38 | 14 | Shots on Target | S O | 20 | 32 | ||
| 37% | 43% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 45% | 44% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Al Qadsia | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 12 |
| 2 | Al Salmiyah | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| 3 | Al Fahaheel | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
| 4 | Al Nasar | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 5 | Burgan | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| 6 | Al Kuwait | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 7 | Al Jahra | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 8 | Al Sahel | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | -1 | 6 |
| 9 | Al Shabab | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 10 | Kazma | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 11 | Al Tadhamon | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 12 | Al Arabi | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 13 | Khaitan | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | -6 | 4 |
| 14 | Al Sulaibikhat | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -5 | 3 |
| 15 | Yarmouk | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -9 | 0 |