Al-Najma manager Labidi looking for maximum points from Al Reef trip

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Competition: Bahrain Second Division
Competition: Fri 10.March
Match begins: 15:30 (UTC)
Venue: Al-Ahli Stadium (35580 seats)

Al Reef got a 1-1 scoreline vs Al Tadamun Buri in their previous match, a fixture to keep in mind. The next job is this robust Al-Najma team.

Insights:
  • Al Reef have the most conceded goals (33) in Second Division
  • Al-Najma have the most scored goals (31) 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.

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Al Reef form and stats

1-1-3 (win-draw-lost) are the Second Division numbers at home for Al Reef, who have the most conceded goals (33) in Second Division, so far this season. Three consecutive losses here at Al-Ahli Stadium is hard to swallow for the home team. Both players, staff and the home crowd are desperate to get something from this match.

The Al Reef manager and his gang return home after a 1-1 draw away versus Al Tadamun Buri (placed 12th).

Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Busaiteen (0-2).

Reef has scored 6 league goals at home this season, in 5 matches. Al Reef are struggling defensively, conceding on average more than two goals per home game (11 from 5 played).

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Al-Najma form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team, who have the most scored goals (31) in Second Division, on their Second Division travels is 4 wins, 1 draw and 0 defeats. Al-Najma has been amazing away for a time now, winning four in a row on their travels. The last time they went home with a point loss was against Alhassam.

Al-Najma's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus A'Ali that finished 2-2. Which player has scored four games in a row for the away side? The answer is Nosiru and that is quite the accomplishment!

That result followed a home victory 2-1 versus Al Tadamun Buri.

Observe that 10 of this team's 11 latest league games have ended with three goals or more.

Today's guests are confident travelers having scored 13 goals in 5 league games away this season. Al-Najma are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 4 times in 5 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

Al Reef and Al-Najma have faced each other already this season: Al-Najma - Al Reef 3-0. Al Reef-Al-Najma H2H statistics last two meetings regardless of arena: Al Reef one win, Al-Najma one win, zero draws. two of these two matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Al Reef missing players

Al-Najma missing players

Al Reef Al-Najma
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
13 5 2 Played P 1 5 13
2 1 0 Won W 1 4 10
2 1 0 Drew D 0 1 3
9 3 2 Lost L 0 0 0
13 6 1 Scored S 3 13 31
33 11 6 Conceded C 0 4 10
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
92% 80% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 100%
62% 60% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 80% 77%
46% 40% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 40% 31%
31% 40% 50% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 20% 8%
62% 80% 50% BTTS BTTS 0% 60% 62%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 100% 40% 38%
38% 20% 50% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
2.6 3.2 2 Corners for (avg) C F 4 4.4 5.2
7.2 7.2 8.5 Corners against (avg) C A 2 4.6 3.8
1.9 1.8 0.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2.8 2.5
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 2 2
 
3.3 2.2 1 Shots (avg) S ( 13 6.4 9.4
2 1.4 0.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 6 3.4 4.8
54% 86% 100% Goal Efficiency G E 50% 76% 50%
 
10.2 8.8 11.5 Shots against (avg) S A 6 6.2 6.8
5.5 5.2 7 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 1 2.4 3.1
Key stats in Second Division this season:
  • Al Reef have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
  • Al Reef have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Al Reef have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
  • Al Reef have the most conceded goals (11) at home in Second Division
  • Al Reef have the most conceded goals (33) in Second Division
  • Al Reef have the most conceded goals in the first half (12) in Second Division
  • Al Reef have the the worst goal difference (-20) in Second Division
  • Al Reef have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Al Reef haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Al-Najma have not yet lost a game.
  • Al-Najma have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • 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 scored more than double the goals of Al Reef.
  • Al-Najma have the fewest conceded goals (10) in Second Division
  • Al-Najma have the fewest conceded goals (4) away in Second Division
  • Al-Najma have the most matches over the total-line (10) in Second Division
  • Al-Najma have the most points from losing position (7) in Second Division
  • Al-Najma have the most scored goals (31) in Second Division
  • Al-Najma have the most scored goals in the first half (18) in Second Division
  • Al-Najma have the the best goal difference (+21) in Second Division
  • Al-Najma have the the best goal difference (+9) away in Second Division
  • Al-Najma haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Al-Najma is in the best form (5-1-0) in Second Division
  • All of Al-Najma's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.

  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 13 10 3 0 31 10 8 6 2 0 18 6 5 4 1 0 13 4 21 33
2 Busaiteen 13 8 2 3 24 13 7 3 2 2 11 7 6 5 0 1 13 6 11 26
3 A'Ali 13 6 3 4 14 12 5 1 1 3 2 5 8 5 2 1 12 7 2 21
4 Malkiya 13 6 2 5 20 18 7 4 1 2 15 10 6 2 1 3 5 8 2 20
5 Al-Tadhmon 13 5 4 4 18 17 7 4 1 2 11 9 6 1 3 2 7 8 1 19
6 Qalali 13 4 5 4 17 15 7 2 3 2 8 6 6 2 2 2 9 9 2 17
7 Al Ittihad 13 4 5 4 13 12 6 2 2 2 5 4 7 2 3 2 8 8 1 17
8 Alhassam 13 4 5 4 14 15 7 2 3 2 10 10 6 2 2 2 4 5 -1 17
9 Isa Town 13 4 4 5 20 19 6 3 2 1 12 8 7 1 2 4 8 11 1 16
10 Al Ittifaq Maqaba 13 4 4 5 16 17 7 4 1 2 12 9 6 0 3 3 4 8 -1 16
11 Al Reef 13 2 2 9 13 33 5 1 1 3 6 11 8 1 1 6 7 22 -20 8
12 Al Tadamun Buri 13 0 3 10 7 26 6 0 2 4 2 10 7 0 1 6 5 16 -19 3