The league table in Premier League tells a story about these teams so far, with Manama leading Malkiya by 14 points. Match preview to follow:
- Manama have the most scored goals in the second half (19) in Premier League
- Malkiya have the fewest points (0) away in Premier League
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.
It's quite the trip for Malkiya when visiting Manama as the cities are 2500 kilometers apart.
Manama form and stats
Manama have performed here at Stād al-Bahrayn al-Watanī this season with 5 wins from 8 Premier League matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 1 game and lost 2.
Ahead of that match, Manama won a home game hosting Al-Hidd (1-0).
Manama has scored 9 league goals at home this season, in 8 matches. Manama have only conceded 6 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Malkiya form and stats
Malkiya, who have the fewest points (0) away in Premier League, have been very modest guests so far, leaving with zero points in all their 4 away matches played so far in the Premier League. Bitter travels for Malkiya as they have lost six games in a row away from home. The last time they avoided an away-from-home loss was the Budaiya match.
Issa Abd Al Wahab was the last player to score for the away team. Malkiya haven't scored a league goal in the last 230 minutes. Malkiya have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper. It's been 376 minutes since they last conceded in Premier League.
There were no winners in Malkiya's previous match, a Premier League home game that ended 0-0 vs Budaiya (placed 9th). Ahead of that game was the 0-0 draw at home against Al Ahli.
Goals are few and far between in Malkiya's away league games. Only 1 goal from 4 travels. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Malkiya are struggling defensively in their away games, having conceded 1 goals in these matches.
Head 2 Head
These teams' last encounter with each other was the Manama - Malkiya 1-0 earlier this season. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: six - two - two (Manama wins - draws - Malkiya wins). As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four had two or less.Manama missing players
Malkiya missing players
| Manama | Malkiya | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 14 | 8 | 3 | Played | P | 1 | 4 | 14 |
| 8 | 5 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 23 | 9 | 4 | Scored | S | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| 14 | 6 | 0 | Conceded | C | 1 | 10 | 19 |
| 93% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 71% |
| 64% | 50% | 33% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 50% | 50% |
| 50% | 25% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 25% | 29% |
| 21% | 12% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 25% | 14% |
| 14% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 25% | 14% |
| 50% | 25% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 25% | 43% |
| 43% | 62% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 36% |
| 14% | 12% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 75% | 50% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.8 | 1.9 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.5 | 2.2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7.3 | 6.5 | 4.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 4 | 7 | 5.9 |
| 3.2 | 2.5 | 2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 2.5 | 2.4 |
| 45% | 45% | 67% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 10% | 27% |
- Malkiya have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Malkiya have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Malkiya have lost all their away matches so far.
- Malkiya have the fewest points (0) away in Premier League
- Malkiya have the the worst goal difference (-9) away in Premier League
- Malkiya haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Manama have scored more than double the goals of Malkiya.
- Manama have the most scored goals in the second half (19) in Premier League
- Manama haven’t played a single 0-0 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 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 15 | 37 |
| 2 | East Riffa | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 25 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 28 |
| 3 | Manama | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 26 |
| 4 | Muharraq | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 20 |
| 5 | Al-Hidd | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 18 |
| 6 | Al Ahli | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -6 | 17 |
| 7 | Al-Najma | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -9 | 13 |
| 8 | Malkiya | 14 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 10 | -10 | 12 |
| 9 | Budaiya | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -11 | 11 |
| 10 | Busaiteen | 14 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 8 | -4 | 9 |