AFC Cup betting and spectator preview: Hilal Al-Quds and Al Nejmeh meet at Sheikh Ali bin Mohammed Al Khalifa Stadium to measure strength and learn who makes it to the next stage.
It's no vacation for neither Hilal Al-Quds nor Al Nejmeh 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.
Hilal Al-Quds form and stats
Al-Quds participated in AFC Cup the last season, where they reached the group stage.Hilal Al-Quds have collected 20 points from their West Bank League home games so far after 6-2-3.
The Hilal Al-Quds coach Salman and his team return home after a 0-0 draw away versus Teshrin in the AFC Cup.
A strong away win before that one, visiting Al-Bireh and winning 3-1.Hilal Al-Quds are traveling soon after this match as the AFC Cup match at East Riffa awaits in three days.
The Al-Quds manager Salman has got the team scoring with 24 from 11 home games in the league. Hilal Al-Quds have only conceded 9 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Al Nejmeh form and stats
Last season their AFC Cup adventure ended in the group stage.Al Nejmeh delivered a 1-1 draw playing at home against East Riffa in their previous game; a AFC Cup fixture.
Prior to that result Al Nejmeh won their away game at Al Hikma in the Premier League. The scoreline was 2-0.There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Nejmeh manager Jaraya as the team has another away game coming up in only three days, this time against Teshrin.
Head 2 Head
As for the last two games between these two teams, there's two Hilal Al-Quds victories, zero draws and zero Al Nejmeh wins. Over/under statistics; two of these games ended with three goals or more, zero matches with two goals or less. The matches between these sides sometimes lean towards being from the last two encounters.Top Goalscorers
  M. Sbleni 11 goals | K. Bader 3 goals | K. Al Takahji 3 goals |
Hilal Al-Quds missing players
Al Nejmeh missing players
| Hilal Al-Quds | Al Nejmeh | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 14 | 25 | ||
| 12 | 6 | Won | W | 6 | 11 | ||
| 7 | 2 | Drew | D | 7 | 11 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | ||
| 49 | 24 | Scored | S | 18 | 36 | ||
| 28 | 9 | Conceded | C | 9 | 19 | ||
| 92% | 91% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 71% | 80% | ||
| 64% | 64% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 64% | 68% | ||
| 56% | 45% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 36% | 40% | ||
| 44% | 27% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 14% | 20% | ||
| 24% | 27% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 7% | 12% | ||
| 56% | 45% | BTTS | BTTS | 29% | 40% | ||
| 20% | 27% | Clean Sheets | C S | 64% | 56% | ||
| 32% | 36% | Failed to Score | F T | 36% | 24% | ||
| 6.4 | 6.1 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.3 | 5.8 | ||
| 3.1 | 2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.3 | 2.7 | ||
| 1.3 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.4 | 1 | ||
| 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 15.2 | 16.1 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.7 | 7.3 | ||
| 6.6 | 6.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 2.9 | ||
| 28% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 51% | ||
| 7.5 | 6.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 3.8 | 3.8 | ||
| 3.5 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 1.5 | 1.7 | ||
| 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 Nejmeh | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | East Riffa | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Hilal Al-Quds | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Teshrin | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Shabab Al Khaleel | 22 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 41 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 6 | 32 | 54 |
| 2 | Jabal Al Mukaber | 22 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 53 | 24 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 16 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 28 | 8 | 29 | 51 |
| 3 | Hilal Al-Quds | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 47 | 25 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 16 | 22 | 41 |
| 4 | Shabab Alsamu | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 46 | 33 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 27 | 24 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 9 | 13 | 40 |
| 5 | Markez Balata | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 32 | 26 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 34 |
| 6 | Islami Kalkelea | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 26 | 31 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 18 | -5 | 28 |
| 7 | Shabab Al-Dhahiriya | 22 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 28 | 44 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 21 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 23 | -16 | 27 |
| 8 | Thagafi Tulkarm | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 28 | 35 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 23 | -7 | 26 |
| 9 | Al-Bireh | 22 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 24 | 35 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 23 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 12 | -11 | 19 |
| 10 | Shabab Al Am'ari | 22 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 34 | 45 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 23 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 22 | -11 | 16 |
| 11 | Tubas | 22 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 38 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 20 | -20 | 16 |
| 12 | Markaz Tulkarm | 22 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 20 | 52 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 24 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 28 | -32 | 16 |
