Sheikh Ali bin Mohammed Al Khalifa Stadium: Al-Najma vs Al Ahli Premier League preview

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Competition: Bahrain Premier League
Competition: Fri 01.January
Match begins: 14:45 (UTC)
Venue: Sheikh Ali bin Mohammed Al Khalifa Stadium (35580 seats)

After three games we know a little more about the qualities of Al-Najma and Al Ahli in this fresh Premier League season. Read our match preview!

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.

It's quite the trip for Al Ahli when visiting Al-Najma as the cities are 3700 kilometers apart.

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Al-Najma form and stats

In their previous game, the manager F. Labidi led his Al-Najma to a defeat in the Premier League match away at Budaiya. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Sheikh Ali bin Mohammed Al Khalifa Stadium. Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Al Riffa (0-1).

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Al Ahli form and stats

Still no away game victory in the Premier League for Al Ahli with 1 draw and 2 losses from their first 3 attempts. With two straight losses from their last two away games, Ahli are hoping that it's time for some travel points again.

Al Ahli aren't clicking offensively as they have gone 218 league minutes without a goal. Issa Muthanna was the last player to find the net.

Two away games in a row for Al Ahli, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 0-3 versus East Riffa in the Premier League. That result followed a home victory 2-1 versus Muharraq in the Bahrain Cup.

Ahli are seemingly not capable of scoring regularly on their travels in the league. They have only managed 1 goal from 3 away games. For Ahli, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.

Head 2 Head

As for the last three games between these two teams, there's two Al-Najma victories, one draw and zero Al Ahli wins. Over/under statistics; two of these games ended with three goals or more, one match with two goals or less.

Al-Najma missing players

Al Ahli missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Al-Najma Al Ahli
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
3 0 0 Played P 1 3 3
0 0 0 Won W 0 0 0
2 0 0 Drew D 1 1 1
1 0 0 Lost L 0 2 2
2 0 0 Scored S 1 1 1
3 0 0 Conceded C 1 6 6
100% 0% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
67% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 100%
0% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 33% 33%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
67% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 100% 33% 33%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
33% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 67% 67%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.3 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 1.3 1.3
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
8.7 0 0 Shots (avg) S ( 8 6 6
3 0 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4 2.3 2.3
22% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 25% 14% 14%
Al-Najma Last season Al Ahli
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
18 9   Played P   9 18
9 7   Won W   3 5
4 1   Drew D   0 2
5 1   Lost L   6 11
27 20   Scored S   10 19
22 10   Conceded C   12 22
94% 100%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   100% 94%
72% 78%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   67% 61%
44% 56%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   44% 44%
33% 44%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   33% 28%
22% 44%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   0% 0%
50% 67%   BTTS BTTS   33% 33%
28% 33%   Clean Sheets C S   11% 22%
28% 0%   Failed to Score F T   56% 50%
 
0 0   Corners for (avg) C F   0 0
0 0   Corners against (avg) C A   0 0
2.1 2.3   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.7 1.7
1 0   Red cards R C   0 1
 
8.2 11   Shots (avg) S (   10 7.7
3.7 5.6   Shots on Target (avg) S O   3.8 2.7
37% 40%   Goal Efficiency G E   29% 33%

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 East Riffa 3 2 1 0 5 1 2 1 1 0 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 4 7
2 Busaiteen 2 1 1 0 6 1 2 1 1 0 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 4
3 Al-Hidd 2 1 1 0 3 1 2 1 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4
4 Al Riffa 2 1 1 0 2 1 2 1 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4
5 Manama 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4
6 Budaiya 3 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 4
7 Al-Najma 3 0 2 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 1 2 3 -1 2
8 Muharraq 3 0 2 1 1 2 2 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 -1 2
9 Malkiya 2 0 1 1 2 7 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 6 -5 1
10 Al Ahli 3 0 1 2 1 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 2 1 6 -5 1
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-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

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 East Riffa 3 2 1 0 5 1 2 1 1 0 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 4 7
2 Busaiteen 2 1 1 0 6 1 2 1 1 0 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 4
3 Al-Hidd 2 1 1 0 3 1 2 1 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4
4 Al Riffa 2 1 1 0 2 1 2 1 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4
5 Manama 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4
6 Budaiya 3 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 4
7 Al-Najma 3 0 2 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 1 2 3 -1 2
8 Muharraq 3 0 2 1 1 2 2 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 -1 2
9 Malkiya 2 0 1 1 2 7 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 6 -5 1
10 Al Ahli 3 0 1 2 1 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 2 1 6 -5 1

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