We've seen highs and lows for these two teams so far, sitting in positions near the midsection of the West Bank League table. Here's the Markez Balata - Al-Bireh latest:
- Markez Balata have not yet lost a game at home.
- Markez Balata have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Al-Bireh have scored away.
Both squads have had time to rest since their last exertion in an official match. Let's have faith in that this will be an active fixture!
Markez Balata form and stats
When playing at home in the West Bank League, Markez Balata have managed 3 wins, 1 draw and suffered 0 defeats from 4 games. Two home wins in a row for Markez Balata bring valid hopes of a third.
Markez are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 0-1 away versus Shabab Al Khaleel. Up until that fixture this club had gone six consecutive league meetings without losing.
Before that, Markez Balata had a home game versus Ahli Al-Khalil which ended with a victory 3-1.Goals decide football matches and Markez Balata are scoring many of them at home; 9 on target from 4 league matches. Markez have conceded 5 in these home matches.
Al-Bireh form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their West Bank League travels is 1 win, 2 draws and 1 defeat.
Al-Bireh's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Jabal Al Mukaber that finished 1-1.
Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Shabab Alsamu that ended 2-2.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Al-Bireh playing away and similar expectations, we found 6 relevant matches. Results were 4 Al-Bireh wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat.
It's early days yet, but Al-Bireh has scored 4 and conceded 4 goals from their travels in the league so far (4 games).
Head 2 Head
The 6 latest games featuring these teams have all ended as Markez victories. Will history repeat itself?Markez Balata missing players
Al-Bireh missing players
| Markez Balata | Al-Bireh | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 9 | 4 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 4 | 9 |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 14 | 9 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| 9 | 5 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 4 | 11 |
| 89% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 78% | 100% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 50% | 67% |
| 67% | 100% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 25% | 33% |
| 22% | 50% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 25% | 11% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 67% | 100% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 50% | 56% |
| 22% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 25% | 11% |
| 22% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 25% | 33% |
| 9.3 | 7 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 4 | 4.3 |
| 1 | 0.5 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 5.7 | 4.7 |
| 3.3 | 3.5 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 2.7 | 3.3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18.7 | 14.5 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 7 | 9.7 |
| 9 | 7 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 4 | 4.8 |
| 26% | 29% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 17% | 17% |
| 6.3 | 7.5 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 12 | 12.8 |
| 4.7 | 6 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 6.7 | 6.7 |
- Al-Bireh haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- All of Markez Balata's home-matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
- Markez Balata have created more than twice as many corners as Al-Bireh.
- Markez Balata have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
- Markez Balata have not yet lost a game at home.
- Markez Balata have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Markez Balata have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Al-Bireh have scored away.
- Markez Balata have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Markez Balata have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
- Markez Balata have won significantly less corners at home than away.
- Markez Balata haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Hilal Al-Quds | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 15 | 22 |
| 2 | Shabab Al-Dhahiriya | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 19 |
| 3 | Jabal Al Mukaber | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 18 |
| 4 | Shabab Al Khaleel | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 18 |
| 5 | Markez Balata | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 15 |
| 6 | Thagafi Tulkarm | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 15 |
| 7 | Taraji Wadi Al-Nes | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 11 |
| 8 | Al-Bireh | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -3 | 10 |
| 9 | Ahli Al-Khalil | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 10 | -8 | 9 |
| 10 | Shabab Alsamu | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 12 | -9 | 5 |
| 11 | Shabab Al Am'ari | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -7 | 4 |
| 12 | Islami Kalkelea | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 29 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 11 | -25 | 1 |
