National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Al-Najma or Khalidiya that keep their silverware dream alive.
Al-Najma form and stats
Al-Najma was eliminated in the quarter-finals last season in the Bahrain Cup.Al-Najma have played 4 Premier League games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 0-1-3 (wins-draws-losses).
The supporters are hoping that Al-Najma will strike back in this fixture, putting things right after the 1-2 away loss in the match against Al Ahli.
Prior to that, an away loss at Khalidiya in the Premier League.The manager Labidi will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to East Riffa in only two days.
Al-Najma have scored 1 goal here in 4 league matches, a depressing statistic. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Al-Najma defense is not exactly impregnable. 7 goals conceded from 4 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Khalidiya form and stats
Khalidiya was sent out of Bahrain Cup in the 8th finals last season.As the visiting team in Premier League matches, Khalidiya have produced an overall stat of 1-1-2 so far.
360 minutes! That's how long the Khalidiya goalkeeper and his defense have shut out their league opponents.
Khalidiya are travelling after their nice 1-0 home win in the match against Muharraq.
Before that, Khalidiya secured a home win against Al-Najma with the score 3-0.A quick return to home after this game, as Khalidiya are hosting Al Riffa in the Premier League only two days away.
The attacking power of Khalidiya when travelling is not overwhelming with 3 goals scored from 4 league matches away.
Head 2 Head
One of the stars has been Hassan with 2 goals scored against Al-Najma in these 1 meetings.Al-Najma missing players
Khalidiya missing players
| Al-Najma | Khalidiya | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Won | W | 5 | 14 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Drew | D | 3 | 6 | ||
| 12 | 6 | Lost | L | 5 | 5 | ||
| 35 | 16 | Scored | S | 17 | 35 | ||
| 41 | 20 | Conceded | C | 13 | 17 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 92% | 92% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 69% | 68% | ||
| 52% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 46% | 36% | ||
| 16% | 8% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 8% | 4% | ||
| 16% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 4% | ||
| 60% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 62% | 48% | ||
| 20% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 23% | 44% | ||
| 20% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 15% | 12% | ||
| 4 | 4.1 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.5 | 5.3 | ||
| 4.1 | 3.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.1 | 3.3 | ||
| 1.8 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.1 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 2 | ||
| 7.2 | 7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.8 | 8.4 | ||
| 2.5 | 2.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.4 | 4 | ||
| 49% | 44% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 37% | ||
| 9.6 | 9.6 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 6.3 | 5.7 | ||
| 4.4 | 3.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3 | 2.4 | ||
| 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 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 26 |
| 2 | Manama | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 19 |
| 3 | Khalidiya | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 18 |
| 4 | East Riffa | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 18 |
| 5 | Muharraq | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 14 |
| 6 | Al Hala | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -5 | 10 |
| 7 | Al Ahli | 10 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | -6 | 9 |
| 8 | Al-Hidd | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -5 | 8 |
| 9 | Al-Najma | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | -10 | 6 |
| 10 | Budaiya | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | -10 | 5 |
