This should be quite the absorbing battle at Stād al-Bahrayn al-Watanī in the Premier League. Al Ahli is in 5th place and welcome Al Hala in 10th position. Learn more about the game here!
- Al Hala have the most dropped points from leading position (6) in Premier League
These teams are located so close to each other that their supporters eat in the same restaurants, hang out at the same night clubs and give birth at the same hospitals. This means added importance to the game and a vibrant atmosphere.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Al Ahli form and stats
Al Ahli have played three Premier League home games so far, perhaps enough to set expectations for the season. In that case, only 3 points from these matches could be a signal of rough times ahead.
The Al Ahli crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 0-2 to Al-Hidd here at Stād al-Bahrayn al-Watanī.
Before that one, a strong away win at Busaiteen. A Federation Cup game.
Ahli aren't scoring a lot here at Stād al-Bahrayn al-Watanī in the league, with only {2 goals} from 3 games. On the other hand, Al Ahli have conceded 4 goals.
Al Hala form and stats
Things could have gone better for Al Hala in their Premier League away matches, but 2 points from 2 games is all right.
It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Khalidiya (placed 2nd) in their previous outing. The match ended in a draw 2-2.
A defeat, in the Federation Cup away at Qalali, before that.
It's early days yet, but Al Hala has scored 3 and conceded 3 goals from their travels in the league so far (2 games).
Head 2 Head
Al Ahli have put together a streak of 7 consecutive matches without losing (3-4-0) when facing Al Hala.Al Ahli missing players
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| Al Ahli | Al Hala | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | Played | P | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Scored | S | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 4 | 4 | 0 | Conceded | C | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 50% | 67% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 75% |
| 25% | 33% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 50% | 25% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 50% | 25% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 25% | 33% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 100% | 75% |
| 50% | 33% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 25% | 33% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| 3.8 | 4.3 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| 4.5 | 4.7 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3 | 5.5 | 6.5 |
| 1.5 | 1.3 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 4 | 2.5 | 2.2 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8.2 | 9 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8 | 6 | 6.8 |
| 2.8 | 3.3 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.5 | 3 |
| 27% | 20% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 43% | 33% |
| 8.8 | 10.3 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8 | 6 | 6.8 |
| 3.5 | 4.3 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 4 | 3.2 |
- Al Hala have the most dropped points from leading position (6) in Premier League
| Al Ahli | Last season | Al Hala | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 18 | 9 | Played | P | 9 | 18 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Won | W | 4 | 6 | ||
| 8 | 7 | Drew | D | 3 | 7 | ||
| 7 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | ||
| 18 | 8 | Scored | S | 10 | 21 | ||
| 29 | 9 | Conceded | C | 10 | 24 | ||
| 89% | 89% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 89% | 89% | ||
| 83% | 89% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 72% | ||
| 33% | 11% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 39% | ||
| 28% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 22% | 22% | ||
| 17% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 11% | 17% | ||
| 61% | 78% | BTTS | BTTS | 56% | 61% | ||
| 11% | 11% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 28% | ||
| 39% | 22% | Failed to Score | F T | 22% | 22% | ||
| 4.1 | 4.1 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.8 | 4.3 | ||
| 4.3 | 3.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 4.3 | ||
| 2.4 | 2.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 2.3 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 7.2 | 8.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6.6 | 6.7 | ||
| 3.1 | 3.9 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.7 | 2.8 | ||
| 33% | 23% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 42% | 42% | ||
| 8.4 | 7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8.4 | 7.7 | ||
| 3.2 | 2.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.9 | 3.1 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Muharraq | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 |
| 2 | Khalidiya | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 3 | Al Riffa | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 4 | Al Shabbab Manama | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 5 | Al Ahli | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 6 |
| 6 | Al-Hidd | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -3 | 6 |
| 7 | Manama | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 8 | Sitra | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 9 | Bahrain SC | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 10 | Al Hala | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | -1 | 3 |
| 11 | East Riffa | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| 12 | Budaiya | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -4 | 2 |
| 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 |
