Al-Najma will hope to utilise their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today’s opponents. The home side are currently 11 points behind Al-Hidd.
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!
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 3700 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
Al-Najma form and stats
Al-Najma have performed here at Sheikh Ali bin Mohammed Al Khalifa Stadium this season with 4 wins from 6 Premier League matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 1 game and lost 1. Hopes of three in a row are alive for Al-Najma after consecutive victories at their own ground.
Al-Najma's previous game was a Premier League match also played at home, ending 4-1 versus Al Shabbab Manama (placed 9th). The home side are looking to build on that result. In the game before, an away victory match versus Busaiteen with a 2-0 scoreline.
Al-Najma are an "over 2,5 goals" team alone here at Sheikh Ali bin Mohammed Al Khalifa Stadium in their league games, having scored an impressive 16 goals in 6 matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Al-Najma defense is not exactly impregnable. 10 goals conceded from 6 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Al-Hidd form and stats
Al-Hidd's travelling support has been rewarded for their time and money so far this season, having witnessed Al-Hidd, who have the most clean sheets (6) in Premier League, collect 16 points from their 7 away matches in the Premier League. 5 victories and 1 draw have created these points (and only 1 defeat).
Al-Hidd has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Muharraq for a Premier League game that ended a draw (1-1). Preceding that game was the away victory against Al Ahli with the score of 1-0.
Al-Hidd has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 11 goals from 7 games. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (6 so far).
Head 2 Head
The last H2H meeting was Al-Hidd - Al-Najma 1-1, played this season. Head-2-head stats last four meetings: one - one - two (Al-Najma wins - draws - Al-Hidd wins). As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  A. Madan 2 goals | S. Adel Hasan 1 goals | A. Mohamed Redha Abdulhusain 1 goals |
Al-Najma missing players
Al-Hidd missing players
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| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 12 | 6 | 2 | Played | P | 1 | 7 | 12 |
| 5 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 5 | 9 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 21 | 16 | 5 | Scored | S | 1 | 11 | 20 |
| 17 | 10 | 6 | Conceded | C | 4 | 6 | 9 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 83% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 71% | 67% |
| 50% | 83% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 43% | 42% |
| 42% | 67% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 14% | 17% |
| 33% | 67% | 100% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 100% | 14% | 17% |
| 67% | 100% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 43% | 50% |
| 8% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 57% | 50% |
| 25% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 5.2 | 5.7 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 11 | 8.6 | 8.3 |
| 3.5 | 3.2 | 7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 1 | 4.7 | 4.7 |
| 2.2 | 2.8 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 4 | 2.4 | 1.9 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 94 | 68 | 21 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 75 | 126 |
| 48 | 38 | 13 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 23 | 37 |
| 40% | 42% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 43% | 41% |
- Al-Hidd has the fewest conceded goals (9)
- Al-Hidd has the most clean sheets (4) away
- Al-Hidd has the most clean sheets (6)
- Al-Hidd has the most points (16) away
- Al-Hidd has the the best goal difference (+5) away
- Al-Hidd have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Al-Hidd have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Al-Hidd have scored in all their matches so far.
- Al-Hidd haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Al-Hidd is in the best form (5-1-0)
- Al-Najma has the fewest clean sheets (0) at home
- Al-Najma have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
- Al-Najma have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Al-Najma have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Al-Najma haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- All of Al-Najma's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
| 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 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 29 |
| 2 | Muharraq | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 27 |
| 3 | Al Riffa | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 32 | 21 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 22 |
| 4 | East Riffa | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 21 |
| 5 | Al-Najma | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 18 |
| 6 | Manama | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | -2 | 15 |
| 7 | Al Ahli | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 14 |
| 8 | Busaiteen | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 21 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | -8 | 9 |
| 9 | Al Shabbab Manama | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 30 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 20 | -20 | 7 |
| 10 | Al Hala | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 24 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 16 | -14 | 5 |