A swift glance at the Second Division standings indicate an edge to Malkiya when they come to Al Ittifaq Maqaba. But; let's play before we pick a winner!
- All of Al Ittifaq Maqaba's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Malkiya haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
Both squads have had adequate rest since their last effort on the pitch. Let's look for an animated game!
Al Ittifaq Maqaba form and stats
Al Ittifaq Maqaba have played three Second Division home games so far, perhaps enough to set expectations for the season. In that case, only 3 points from these matches could be a signal of rough times ahead.
Al Ittifaq Maqaba faced defeat in their previous match, away at Al Tadhamun (0-1).
Before that game, the home loss against A'Ali with the scoreline 1-2.A decent goal production from Al Ittifaq Maqaba in their home games so far, with 5 goals from 3 league matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 5 goals have been conceded. When Ittifaq hosts teams that live on the top of the table (like Al Tadhamun, Al Tadamun Buri and Al Reef), the matches have ended over 2.5 goals 2 of 2 times.
Malkiya form and stats
2-1-1 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Malkiya in their Second Division matches away.
Malkiya lost away at Al-Najma (0-4) in their previous game and are perhaps starting to feel homesick. As you can see from the result above, the defeat against Al-Najma was particularly ugly (0-4). The humiliation is still top of mind.
Prior to that match, a home win 3-1 against Al Tadhamun.5 goals have been conceded by Malkiya in these games.
Head 2 Head
As for the last six games between these two teams, there's one Al Ittifaq Maqaba victory, one draw and four Malkiya wins. Over/under statistics; three of these games ended with three goals or more, three matches with two goals or less.
Al Ittifaq Maqaba missing players
Malkiya missing players
| Al Ittifaq Maqaba | Malkiya | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 7 | 3 | 2 | Played | P | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | 2 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | 5 | 3 | Scored | S | 0 | 4 | 11 |
| 10 | 5 | 5 | Conceded | C | 0 | 5 | 10 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 86% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 75% | 86% |
| 43% | 67% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 25% | 57% |
| 14% | 33% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 25% | 43% |
| 14% | 33% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 14% |
| 71% | 67% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 25% | 57% |
| 14% | 33% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 50% | 29% |
| 14% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 25% | 14% |
| 4.7 | 5.5 | 5.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 6 | 5 |
| 4.8 | 3.5 | 3.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 6.2 | 4.7 |
| 2.7 | 2 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1.8 | 1.3 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 4.2 | 4 | 4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 7.2 | 6.6 |
| 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 3.8 | 4 |
| 40% | 60% | 60% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 27% | 39% |
| 4.8 | 5 | 5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 12 | 9.3 |
| 2.5 | 3 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 6 | 4.4 |
- Al Ittifaq Maqaba haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- All of Al Ittifaq Maqaba's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Malkiya 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 | Busaiteen | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 9 | 19 |
| 2 | Al-Najma | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 15 | 17 |
| 3 | Malkiya | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 13 |
| 4 | A'Ali | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 |
| 5 | Isa Town | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 10 |
| 6 | Al Ittihad | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 10 |
| 7 | Qalali | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 9 |
| 8 | Alhassam | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| 9 | Al Tadhamun | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -5 | 7 |
| 10 | Al Ittifaq Maqaba | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 5 |
| 11 | Al Reef | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | -13 | 4 |
| 12 | Al Tadamun Buri | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | -9 | 2 |
