Home advantage could prove decisive in Al-Najma - Malkiya battle

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Competition: Bahrain Second Division
Competition: Mon 12.December
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Al-Ahli Stadium (35580 seats)

A total of six rounds of games have been played and both Al-Najma and Malkiya are up there with the best. Get this show on the road!

Insights:
  • Al-Najma have the most scored goals (14) in Second Division
  • Malkiya have not yet lost a game away.

Al-Najma and Malkiya should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

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Al-Najma form and stats

OK but not perfect. That could be the conclusion for Al-Najma's two home games in the Second Division so far this season, having collected 4 points here at Al-Ahli Stadium.

It's back home for Al-Najma, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Al Tadamun Buri away with the result 3-0.

Before that match, a win away at Al Tadhamun.

The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Al-Najma have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 10 games) they have won 7 times, drawn 1 and lost 2.

It's still early days, but we have some goal stats for the Al-Najma at home in the league. 4 on target and 1 scored by the opposition; from 2 matches.

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Malkiya form and stats

The seven points Malkiya have gathered from their first three away trips in the Second Division is impressive and could lead to great things if the form continues.

The club members enjoyed Malkiya's previous game versus Al Tadhamun (placed 10th), a 3-1 win played at home.

Preceding that game was the away victory against A'Ali with the score of 2-0.

We have checked recent matches where Malkiya have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 5 games were 2 victories, 1 draw and 2 defeats.

Malkiya are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 4 away goals from 3 games (in the league). The Malkiya defense is a tough nut to crack, having conceded less than half a goal per away game on average ({1 goals} in 3 games).

Head 2 Head

Al-Najma have avoided a loss in the last 6 games (5-1-0) against Malkiya.

Al-Najma missing players

Malkiya missing players

Al-Najma Malkiya
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
6 2 0 Played P 1 3 6
4 1 0 Won W 0 2 4
2 1 0 Drew D 1 1 1
0 0 0 Lost L 0 0 1
14 4 0 Scored S 1 4 11
3 1 0 Conceded C 1 1 6
100% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
100% 100% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 67% 83%
67% 50% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 50%
17% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 33%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 17%
50% 50% 0% BTTS BTTS 100% 33% 67%
50% 50% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 67% 33%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
3.3 3.5 0 Corners for (avg) C F 2 6.3 5
5 4.5 0 Corners against (avg) C A 7 5.7 4.2
2.2 1.5 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 1.3 1
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
10 15.5 0 Shots (avg) S ( 5 6 5.8
4.3 6 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 3.3 3.8
54% 33% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 33% 40% 48%
 
7.7 9 0 Shots against (avg) S A 8 10.3 8
2.8 3.5 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4 4.7 3.5
Key stats in Second Division this season:
  • Al-Najma have not yet lost a game.
  • Al-Najma have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Al-Najma have scored in all their matches so far.
  • Al-Najma have the fewest conceded goals (3) in Second Division
  • Al-Najma have the most clean sheets (3) in Second Division
  • Al-Najma have the most scored goals (14) in Second Division
  • Al-Najma have the most scored goals in the first half (9) in Second Division
  • Al-Najma have the the best goal difference (+11) in Second Division
  • Al-Najma haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Al-Najma is in the best form (4-2-0) in Second Division
  • All of Al-Najma's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Malkiya have not yet lost a game away.
  • Malkiya have scored in all their matches so far.
  • Malkiya have won significantly more corners away than at home.
  • 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 6 5 1 0 13 5 2 1 1 0 2 1 4 4 0 0 11 4 8 16
2 Al-Najma 6 4 2 0 14 3 2 1 1 0 4 1 4 3 1 0 10 2 11 14
3 Malkiya 6 4 1 1 11 6 3 2 0 1 7 5 3 2 1 0 4 1 5 13
4 Isa Town 6 3 1 2 10 7 4 2 1 1 7 4 2 1 0 1 3 3 3 10
5 Alhassam 6 2 3 1 8 4 4 2 1 1 7 3 2 0 2 0 1 1 4 9
6 A'Ali 6 2 2 2 5 6 3 0 1 2 1 4 3 2 1 0 4 2 -1 8
7 Al Ittihad 6 2 1 3 5 6 4 1 1 2 2 3 2 1 0 1 3 3 -1 7
8 Qalali 6 1 3 2 5 7 3 0 2 1 2 3 3 1 1 1 3 4 -2 6
9 Al Ittifaq Maqaba 6 1 2 3 8 9 3 1 0 2 5 5 3 0 2 1 3 4 -1 5
10 Al Tadhamun 6 1 1 4 4 10 3 1 0 2 3 6 3 0 1 2 1 4 -6 4
11 Al Reef 6 1 1 4 5 17 3 1 1 1 5 8 3 0 0 3 0 9 -12 4
12 Al Tadamun Buri 6 0 2 4 5 13 2 0 1 1 1 4 4 0 1 3 4 9 -8 2