This match was marked in the calendar a long time ago by regulars of both squads, as it's the first Permier League Play-offs fixture of the season. Both Budaiya and Malkiya are aiming for a bright start to their league adventure.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Budaiya form and stats
The previous season, Budaiya's league results were 5 wins, 2 draws and 11 losses, results that produced 7th place in the Permier League Play-offs. In these 18 matches they scored 19 goals and gave away 29. Performing as the home side in the former season Budaiya managed 2-1-5 (win-draw-lost) with 10 goals and 15 conceded.
Malkiya form and stats
Let's have a look at how Malkiya performed last season in the Permier League Play-offs: They landed a 4th position in the league table after playing out 8 victories, 3 draws and 7 defeats. In total they scored 27 and conceded 23 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 3 - drew 3 and lost 4 with 12/12 goals scored/conceded.
Head 2 Head
Last nine meetings involving these teams: Budaiya won two, Malkiya were winners in three and we saw four draws. two games with over 2,5 goals, seven matches with two goals or less.Budaiya missing players
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| Budaiya | Malkiya | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | 3 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Budaiya | Last season | Malkiya | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 18 | 8 | Played | P | 10 | 18 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Won | W | 3 | 8 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 3 | 3 | ||
| 11 | 5 | Lost | L | 4 | 7 | ||
| 19 | 10 | Scored | S | 12 | 27 | ||
| 29 | 15 | Conceded | C | 12 | 23 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 90% | 94% | ||
| 72% | 88% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 70% | 72% | ||
| 44% | 62% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 40% | 50% | ||
| 28% | 38% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 20% | 33% | ||
| 22% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 20% | 17% | ||
| 50% | 62% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 56% | ||
| 17% | 12% | Clean Sheets | C S | 20% | 22% | ||
| 33% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 40% | 28% | ||
| 3.8 | 3.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.5 | 4.9 | ||
| 6.5 | 7.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 4.5 | ||
| 1.6 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.6 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 4 | ||
| 5.5 | 4.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.2 | 8.3 | ||
| 2 | 1.6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.9 | 3.8 | ||
| 38% | 75% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 31% | 40% | ||
| 7.7 | 9.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.5 | 7.8 | ||
| 3.9 | 4.6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.7 | 3.2 | ||
| 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 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | Sitra | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Budaiya | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Malkiya | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Last season | 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 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 32 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 23 | 42 |
| 2 | Manama | 18 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 31 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 39 |
| 3 | Khalidiya | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 24 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 30 |
| 4 | Muharraq | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 22 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 27 |
| 5 | Al Hala | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 21 | 24 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 10 | -3 | 25 |
| 6 | East Riffa | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 24 |
| 7 | Budaiya | 18 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 19 | 29 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 14 | -10 | 17 |
| 8 | Al Ahli | 18 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 18 | 29 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 20 | -11 | 17 |
| 9 | Al-Hidd | 18 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 27 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 13 | -14 | 13 |
| 10 | Al-Najma | 18 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 31 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 15 | -19 | 8 |
| Last season | 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 Shabbab Manama | 18 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 43 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 26 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 30 | 42 |
| 2 | Bahrain SC | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 35 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 8 | 16 | 38 |
| 3 | Sitra | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 28 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 29 |
| 4 | Malkiya | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 27 | 23 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 27 |
| 5 | Al Ittifaq Maqaba | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 29 | 25 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 26 |
| 6 | Al Ittihad | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 31 | 32 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 17 | -1 | 22 |
| 7 | Isa Town | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 21 | 31 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 11 | -10 | 21 |
| 8 | Busaiteen | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 23 | 34 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 20 | -11 | 20 |
| 9 | Qalali | 18 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 25 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 10 | -6 | 15 |
| 10 | Al Tadamun Buri | 18 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 20 | 54 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 34 | -34 | 9 |