AFC Cup betting and spectator preview: Al Ansar and Muharraq meet at King Abdullah International Stadium to measure strength and learn who makes it to the next stage.
It's no vacation for neither Ansar nor Muharraq 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 Ansar form and stats
Last season their AFC Cup adventure ended in the group stage.After failing to beat Safa here at King Abdullah International Stadium, Ansar has put together a very nice winning streak on their own turf with four wins in a row.
Al Ansar's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 1-2 versus Al Salt (placed 3rd).
A strong away win before that one, visiting Markez Balata and winning 2-0.Muharraq form and stats
Last season their AFC Cup adventure ended in the group stage.2 wins, 4 draws and 3 losses. That’s the product of Muharraq playing as the away team in the Premier League this season.
Muharraq's previous game was their home loss versus Markez Balata (2-3).
Preceding that game was the away AFC Cup victory against Al Salt with the score of 1-0.Muharraq have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 9 league away games 11 goals have been scored. As opposed to that, Muharraq have seen the ball go into their own net 9 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Last two meetings between the teams: Ansar won zero, Muharraq won one and one draw. one game with over 2,5 goals, one match with two goals or less.Al Ansar missing players
Muharraq missing players
| Al Ansar | Muharraq | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 15 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 19 | 12 | Won | W | 5 | 12 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 4 | 6 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Lost | L | 4 | 7 | ||
| 56 | 41 | Scored | S | 16 | 36 | ||
| 17 | 13 | Conceded | C | 12 | 22 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 92% | ||
| 76% | 87% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 62% | 64% | ||
| 52% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 46% | 44% | ||
| 28% | 47% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 15% | 24% | ||
| 16% | 27% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 8% | ||
| 36% | 53% | BTTS | BTTS | 54% | 52% | ||
| 52% | 40% | Clean Sheets | C S | 31% | 36% | ||
| 12% | 7% | Failed to Score | F T | 23% | 20% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0.9 | 1.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 8.1 | 9.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.9 | 10.2 | ||
| 3.9 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 4.6 | ||
| 46% | 44% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 31% | ||
| 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 Ansar | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | Muharraq | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | Al Salt | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | Markez Balata | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| 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 Riffa | 18 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 31 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 7 | 18 | 45 |
| 2 | East Riffa | 18 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 32 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 35 |
| 3 | Manama | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 26 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 31 |
| 4 | Muharraq | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 24 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 27 |
| 5 | Al-Hidd | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 26 | 23 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 27 |
| 6 | Al Ahli | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 25 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 12 | -8 | 21 |
| 7 | Budaiya | 18 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 8 | -8 | 17 |
| 8 | Al-Najma | 18 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 31 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 17 | -14 | 15 |
| 9 | Malkiya | 18 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 26 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 17 | -15 | 13 |
| 10 | Busaiteen | 18 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 22 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 12 | -5 | 12 |