Open game expected at Madinat 'Isa Stadium: Al-Najma vs Al-Hidd preview

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Competition: Bahrain Premier League
Competition: Thu 21.April
Match begins: 18:30 (UTC)
Venue: Madinat 'Isa Stadium (35580 seats)

Al-Hidd have restored their energy after their 2-3-fixture vs Budaiya and are looking forward to face Al-Najma. Here's all the data!

Insights:
  • Al-Najma have the the worst goal difference (-16) in Premier League
  • Al-Hidd have the fewest scored goals (10) in Premier League

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

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

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Al-Najma form and stats

The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the Premier League this season. Al-Najma have only managed 0 wins, 2 draws and 5 losses from their games here at Madinat 'Isa Stadium. All in all it has been a very rough period for Al-Najma who hasn’t won a league-game in their last 13 attempts. Their previous win was against Al-Hidd, 217 days ago.

The Al-Najma crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 2-3 to Al Hala here at Madinat 'Isa Stadium.

In the match before that, Al-Najma hosted Khalidiya and drew the game 0-0.

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Al-Najma have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found four matches with the results: Won zero, drawn two and lost two.

The lack of attacking qualities in Al-Najma means that they have only scored 3 goals in 7 league home games, less than half a goal per match. Al-Najma have conceded 12 from these games.

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Al-Hidd form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Al-Hidd so far with only 3 points returning home. The records show 0-3-3 (win-draw-lose). The sun doesn’t shine and the birds do not sing for Al-Hidd, who have now gone eleven games without a victory. The Budaiya game was their last win and it’s been a dry spell since.

This match can not go any worse than the last one, the home loss versus Budaiya with 2-3 on the scoreboard.

The game before that, was lost at home, a 0-1 defeat against Al Hala.

Goals are few and far between in Al-Hidd's away league games. Only 2 goals from 6 travels. Al-Hidd struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 11 goals conceded from these games.

Head 2 Head

The latest head-to-head encounter ended Al-Hidd - Al-Najma 1-2, earlier this season. Last nine meetings between these teams: Al-Najma won three, Al-Hidd were winners in three and we saw three draws. four games with over 2,5 goals, five matches with two goals or less.

Al-Najma missing players

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Al-Najma Al-Hidd
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
16 7 1 Played P 1 6 16
1 0 0 Won W 0 0 1
5 2 0 Drew D 1 3 6
10 5 1 Lost L 0 3 9
11 3 0 Scored S 0 2 10
27 12 1 Conceded C 0 11 25
88% 86% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 83% 88%
75% 71% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 67% 56%
44% 29% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 17% 31%
19% 14% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 17% 25%
12% 14% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 17% 12%
50% 29% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 33% 38%
12% 14% 0% Clean Sheets C S 100% 17% 19%
50% 71% 100% Failed to Score F T 100% 67% 56%
 
4 3.7 3 Corners for (avg) C F 1 3 4.1
5.4 6.3 6 Corners against (avg) C A 5 6.7 6.1
2.2 2.1 3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 5 2.5 2.5
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 2
 
7.2 7.7 5 Shots (avg) S ( 6 6.5 7.4
2.2 2.3 1 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2 2.2 2.9
31% 19% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 15% 19%
 
10.9 11.9 6 Shots against (avg) S A 10 9.2 10.8
5.3 5 3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5 4.5 4.5
Key stats in Premier League this season:
  • Al-Hidd have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
  • Al-Hidd have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Al-Hidd have the fewest points (3) away in Premier League
  • Al-Hidd have the fewest scored goals (10) in Premier League
  • Al-Hidd have the fewest scored goals (2) away in Premier League
  • Al-Hidd have the fewest scored goals in the first half (3) in Premier League
  • Al-Hidd have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Al-Hidd have yet to win a game away.
  • Al-Hidd is in the worst form (0-1-5)
  • Al-Najma have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Al-Najma have the fewest points (2) at home in Premier League
  • Al-Najma have the fewest scored goals (3) at home in Premier League
  • Al-Najma have the fewest scored goals in the second half (6) in Premier League
  • Al-Najma have the most conceded goals in the first half (14) in Premier League
  • Al-Najma have the the worst goal difference (-16) in Premier League
  • Al-Najma have the the worst goal difference (-9) at home in Premier League
  • Al-Najma have yet to win a game at home.

  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 16 11 5 0 28 8 8 6 2 0 13 5 8 5 3 0 15 3 20 38
2 Manama 16 10 5 1 29 12 8 6 1 1 16 4 8 4 4 0 13 8 17 35
3 Khalidiya 16 8 5 3 22 10 8 5 2 1 13 3 8 3 3 2 9 7 12 29
4 Muharraq 16 8 3 5 19 12 8 3 2 3 9 6 8 5 1 2 10 6 7 27
5 East Riffa 16 6 5 5 22 19 8 4 2 2 15 10 8 2 3 3 7 9 3 23
6 Al Hala 16 5 6 5 18 22 9 2 4 3 11 14 7 3 2 2 7 8 -4 21
7 Al Ahli 16 3 6 7 16 27 7 1 5 1 6 7 9 2 1 6 10 20 -11 15
8 Budaiya 16 3 2 11 14 27 7 1 1 5 7 13 9 2 1 6 7 14 -13 11
9 Al-Hidd 16 1 6 9 10 25 10 1 3 6 8 14 6 0 3 3 2 11 -15 9
10 Al-Najma 16 1 5 10 11 27 7 0 2 5 3 12 9 1 3 5 8 15 -16 8