Pre-match most people would expect a notable difference in form between these sides based on the matches played so far, with Khalidiya leading Al-Najma by 6 points.
- Khalidiya have not yet lost a game at home.
- Al-Najma have the fewest clean sheets (0) in Premier League
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.
Khalidiya form and stats
Khalidiya have played 4 Premier League games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 2-2-0 (wins-draws-losses). The Khalidiya fans aren't used to losing league-games here at Sheikh Ali bin Mohammed Al Khalifa Stadium and will expect new points from this game. Khalidiya has played twelve games in a row here without a defeat.
Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper not having conceded a league goal in 180 minutes.
A nice win for Khalidiya last time playing, versus Al Hala. That was also a home game and the match ended 2-0.
A strong away win before that one, visiting Al-Hidd and winning 3-0.The Khalidiya fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 5 in 4 matches. As for guarding their own goal, Khalidiya have only let in 1 goal at home.
Al-Najma form and stats
The visitors are W1-D2-L1 on the road this term. That's in the Premier League. Recent form does not give Al-Najma much hope, as the visitors have lost three games in a row. Khalidiya will be a tough nut to crack.
Al-Najma lost away at East Riffa (2-3) in their previous game and are perhaps starting to feel homesick.
Ahead of that match was the Bahrain Cup away draw versus Al Ahli (after extra-time, 7-8 on penalties) that ended 1-1.The travelling fans enjoy Al-Najma's attacking play in away games, having scored 6 goals in 4 league matches away. In the opposite end, Al-Najma have conceded 6 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
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| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 8 | 4 | 3 | Played | P | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| 3 | 2 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 8 | 5 | 4 | Scored | S | 0 | 6 | 7 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 6 | 13 |
| 88% | 75% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 62% | 75% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 88% |
| 12% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 50% | 38% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 25% | 12% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 25% | 12% |
| 38% | 25% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 100% | 62% |
| 50% | 75% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 25% | 25% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 38% |
| 6.5 | 7 | 6.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 4 | 3.9 |
| 3.2 | 2.2 | 1.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 4 | 5.1 |
| 2.8 | 2.5 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1.5 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 7.2 | 7.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 8.5 | 7.4 |
| 3 | 2.5 | 2.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 2.5 | 2 |
| 33% | 50% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 60% | 44% |
| 6.6 | 6.2 | 6 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 7 | 8.9 |
| 2.6 | 2 | 2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 3.5 | 4.1 |
- Al-Najma have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
- Al-Najma have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Al-Najma have scored in all their away matches so far.
- Al-Najma have the fewest clean sheets (0) in Premier League
- Al-Najma have the most conceded goals in the second half (8) in Premier League
- Al-Najma haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- All of Al-Najma's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Khalidiya have not yet lost a game at home.
- Khalidiya have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Khalidiya have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded 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 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 12 | 20 |
| 2 | Manama | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 18 |
| 3 | Khalidiya | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 12 |
| 4 | East Riffa | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 |
| 5 | Muharraq | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
| 6 | Al-Hidd | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 8 |
| 7 | Al Hala | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -4 | 8 |
| 8 | Al-Najma | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | -6 | 6 |
| 9 | Al Ahli | 8 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | -7 | 5 |
| 10 | Budaiya | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -8 | 5 |
