National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Al-Najma or Malkiya that keep their silverware dream alive.
Al-Najma form and stats
Al-Najma participated in Bahrain Cup the last season, where they reached the 8th finals.Al-Najma are steadily winning Premier League games and points here at Al-Ahli Stadium. 7 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat is the summary from 9 games. Ever since the Manama game Al-Najma has been unbeatable here at Al-Ahli Stadium producing five straight wins.
Happy days for Al-Najma in their previous game, a Premier League match away at Al Hala that ended with a 2-1 victory. A Premier League defeat was the result before that one, 0-4 away at Al Riffa.
Al-Najma can score goals in their home matches. After 9 league matches they have found the net 20 times. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only -1 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Al-Najma have conceded 10 in these home matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only -1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Malkiya form and stats
They also participated in Bahrain Cup last season. This ended in the 8th finals.The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Malkiya so far with only 6 points returning home. The records show 2-0-7 (win-draw-lose). With two straight losses from their last two away games, Malkiya are hoping that it's time for some travel points again.
Malkiya aren't clicking offensively as they have gone 505 league minutes without a goal. Issa Abd Al Wahab was the last player to find the net.
The attacking power of Malkiya when travelling is not overwhelming with 7 goals scored from 9 league matches away. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only -1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. For Malkiya, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only -1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
Last three meetings between the teams: Al-Najma won two, Malkiya won zero and one draw. two games with over 2,5 goals, one match with two goals or less.Al-Najma missing players
Malkiya missing players
| Al-Najma | Malkiya | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 10 | 8 | Won | W | 4 | 5 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 5 | ||
| 9 | 1 | Lost | L | 7 | 15 | ||
| 35 | 24 | Scored | S | 14 | 24 | ||
| 38 | 13 | Conceded | C | 26 | 45 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 88% | ||
| 80% | 82% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 92% | 80% | ||
| 60% | 64% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 83% | 64% | ||
| 36% | 45% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 24% | ||
| 16% | 36% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 8% | ||
| 56% | 73% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 52% | ||
| 20% | 27% | Clean Sheets | C S | 8% | 20% | ||
| 28% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 40% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 1.8 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 8.4 | 11.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.5 | 8.1 | ||
| 3.7 | 5.6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.9 | 3.3 | ||
| 36% | 39% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 34% | ||
| 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-Hidd | 18 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 29 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 41 |
| 2 | Muharraq | 18 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 32 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 40 |
| 3 | Al Riffa | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 50 | 24 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 16 | 26 | 38 |
| 4 | Al-Najma | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 27 | 22 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 31 |
| 5 | East Riffa | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 8 | -2 | 25 |
| 6 | Manama | 18 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 18 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 16 | -4 | 20 |
| 7 | Al Ahli | 18 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 19 | 22 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 12 | -3 | 17 |
| 8 | Busaiteen | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 30 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 16 | -13 | 16 |
| 9 | Al Shabbab Manama | 18 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 15 | 37 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 22 | -22 | 14 |
| 10 | Al Hala | 18 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 31 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 18 | -16 | 10 |
| 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 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 35 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 7 | 22 | 37 |
| 2 | Manama | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 24 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 16 | 11 | 34 |
| 3 | Muharraq | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 33 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 15 | 31 |
| 4 | Al-Hidd | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 29 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 28 |
| 5 | Al Najma | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 27 | 23 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 4 | 28 |
| 6 | East Riffa | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 25 |
| 7 | Al Shabab | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 22 | 32 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 23 | -10 | 19 |
| 8 | Al Hala | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 29 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | -11 | 19 |
| 9 | Budaiya | 18 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 18 | 39 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 23 | -21 | 15 |
| 10 | Malkiya | 18 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 15 | 34 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 22 | -19 | 13 |