Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Muharraq & Malkiya face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Bahrain Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
These teams have little in common geographically as Malkiya have to travel 2500 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
Muharraq form and stats
Last season, Muharraq's Bahrain Cup journey ended in the quarter-finals.0-1-1 (win-draw-lost) are the Premier League numbers at home for Muharraq so far this season.
Muharraq's last game was hosting Al Ahed and winning 3-0.
Before that game, the home loss against East Riffa with the scoreline 2-3.Muharraq has scored 2 goals so far and conceded 3 goals from 2 home games. These are numbers from the league only.
Malkiya form and stats
Malkiya's mission in Bahrain Cup last season failed in the 8th finals.There's been little loot from Malkiya's travels as they have only collected 1 point from 8 away games in the Premier League. Malkiya only have 0 wins to counter their 7 defeats and 1 draw. Travelling has not been lucrative for the away team as they have returned home without a win in ten away games in a row.
Malkiya lost away at Al Riffa (1-2) in their previous game and are perhaps starting to feel homesick.
Before that, Malkiya travelled to Muharraq and returned home with a draw after the Premier League game finished 1-1.Malkiya are seemingly not capable of scoring regularly on their travels in the league. They have only managed 3 goals from 8 away games. For Malkiya, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.
Head 2 Head
Muharraq-Malkiya H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Muharraq six wins, Malkiya three wins, one draw. seven of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Muharraq missing players
Malkiya missing players
| Muharraq | Malkiya | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 10 | 6 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Drew | D | 2 | 9 | ||
| 8 | 4 | Lost | L | 9 | 14 | ||
| 36 | 20 | Scored | S | 7 | 18 | ||
| 24 | 12 | Conceded | C | 23 | 42 | ||
| 88% | 85% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 84% | ||
| 68% | 69% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 73% | 68% | ||
| 48% | 46% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 55% | 44% | ||
| 28% | 31% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 18% | 20% | ||
| 8% | 15% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 9% | 12% | ||
| 52% | 46% | BTTS | BTTS | 55% | 52% | ||
| 36% | 46% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 20% | ||
| 24% | 23% | Failed to Score | F T | 45% | 44% | ||
| 5.7 | 5.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.1 | 5 | ||
| 4.8 | 4.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.4 | 6.2 | ||
| 1.9 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 2 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 2 | ||
| 9.8 | 10.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.2 | 6.3 | ||
| 4.4 | 4.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 2.7 | ||
| 33% | 32% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 17% | 27% | ||
| 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 |