The Second Division league table tells a story about these sides to this date, with A'Ali ahead of Al Ittifaq Maqaba by 3 points. Here's the Tipsway preview:
- A'Ali have the fewest conceded goals (5) at home in Second Division
- Al Ittifaq Maqaba have the fewest dropped points from leading position (0) in Second Division
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.
A'Ali form and stats
With 1 Second Division win, 2 draws and 3 defeats from their home games, A'Ali are certainly not brimming with confidence.
The home club members saw a 3-3 draw against Al Riffa in the Federation Cup last time out and are hoping for a win here.
The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a Second Division home game that ended 0-0 versus Qalali.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 A'Ali have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 4 matches with the results: Won 1, drawn 1 and lost 2.
A'Ali has huge difficulties finding the net and are scoring on average only once per two home matches in the league: {2 goals} from 6 games. From these home matches, A'Ali have conceded only 5 goals.
Al Ittifaq Maqaba form and stats
There's been little loot from Al Ittifaq Maqaba's travels as they have only collected 6 points from 7 away games in the Second Division. Al Ittifaq Maqaba only have 1 win to counter their 3 defeats and 3 draws.
Two away games in a row for Al Ittifaq Maqaba, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 0-1 against Al Ahli in the Federation Cup.
Before that one, a nice away victory 4-3 at Isa Town.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 5 similar matches played by Al Ittifaq Maqaba in our archives, and the results are: 2 wins for Al Ittifaq Maqaba, 2 draws and 1 defeat.
Take note! Both teams have scored in 11 of this club's latest 14 league fixtures.
The schedule is very tough for Ittifaq now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A Second Division game at Alhassam is waiting in only four days.
Al Ittifaq Maqaba have scored 8 goals on their travels this season, from 7 away games in the league. As for defending, Al Ittifaq Maqaba rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 11 goals from these away matches.
Head 2 Head
A'Ali and Al Ittifaq Maqaba have faced each other before this season: Al Ittifaq Maqaba - A'Ali 1-2.
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| A'Ali | Al Ittifaq Maqaba | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 15 | 6 | 1 | Played | P | 2 | 7 | 15 |
| 6 | 1 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 15 | 2 | 1 | Scored | S | 0 | 8 | 20 |
| 14 | 5 | 0 | Conceded | C | 3 | 11 | 21 |
| 87% | 67% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 60% | 33% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 86% | 87% |
| 40% | 17% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 29% | 47% |
| 7% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 14% | 13% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 14% | 13% |
| 47% | 17% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 71% | 73% |
| 40% | 50% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 7% |
| 27% | 67% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 29% | 20% |
| 5.6 | 6 | 2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2 | 3.6 | 3.8 |
| 4.6 | 4.7 | 8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.5 | 5.1 | 4.7 |
| 2.6 | 2.8 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.5 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 5.7 | 7 | 1 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 5.1 | 5.6 |
| 3.1 | 2.8 | 1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 3 | 3.1 |
| 32% | 12% | 100% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 38% | 41% |
| 5.5 | 6 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 1.5 | 4.9 | 6.3 |
| 2.6 | 3.3 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 1.5 | 2.9 | 3.6 |
- A'Ali have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored at home.
- A'Ali have the fewest conceded goals (5) at home in Second Division
- Al Ittifaq Maqaba have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Al Ittifaq Maqaba have scored at least twice as many goals away as A'Ali have scored home.
- Al Ittifaq Maqaba have the fewest dropped points from leading position (0) in Second Division
- Al Ittifaq Maqaba haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| 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-Najma | 15 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 38 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 27 | 39 |
| 2 | Busaiteen | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 29 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 28 |
| 3 | Malkiya | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 22 |
| 4 | A'Ali | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 22 |
| 5 | Qalali | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 20 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 21 |
| 6 | Al Ittihad | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 17 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 21 |
| 7 | Al Tadhamun | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 20 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 21 |
| 8 | Alhassam | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -2 | 20 |
| 9 | Al Ittifaq Maqaba | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | -1 | 19 |
| 10 | Isa Town | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 26 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 11 | -3 | 16 |
| 11 | Al Reef | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 37 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 22 | -24 | 9 |
| 12 | Al Tadamun Buri | 15 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 28 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 18 | -19 | 5 |
