Al Reef ended up with a 0-5 scoreline facing Manama in their previous fixture, a fixture to keep in mind. Next is this resolute Malkiya side.
- Al Reef have the most conceded goals (37) in Second Division
Both squads have had ample time to rest since their last effort on the pitch. Let's agree to expect an active fixture!
Al Reef form and stats
Al Reef's struggle is real here at Madinet Hamad Stadium with only 5 points collected from 7 Second Division games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 1-2-4.
and it's becoming a more and more distant memory as Reef haven't scored in 202 minutes.
Al Reef's previous game was also a home event, the loss 0-5 versus Manama (in Federation Cup).
Preceding that game was the home draw versus Al-Tadhmon that ended 0-0.The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Al Reef here at Madinet Hamad Stadium in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (6 from 7 games). Reef have conceded 15 goals in these home games, a significant number. When Al Reef hosts teams that live on the top of the table (like Al Ittifaq Maqaba, Al Tadamun Buri and Isa Town), the matches have ended over 2.5 goals 2 of 3 times.
Malkiya form and stats
2-2-3 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Malkiya in their Second Division matches away.
Two away games in a row for Malkiya, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 1-2 vs Al Hala in the Federation Cup.
Preceding that game, the 0-0 draw paying a visit to Al Tadamun Buri.The attacking power of Malkiya when travelling is not overwhelming with 5 goals scored from 7 league matches away. As opposed to that, Malkiya have seen the ball go into their own net 8 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
The two teams involved played each other previously this match year: Malkiya - Reef 5-2.
Al Reef missing players
Malkiya missing players
| Al Reef | Malkiya | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 15 | 7 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 7 | 15 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 10 | 4 | 3 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 13 | 6 | 1 | Scored | S | 1 | 5 | 22 |
| 37 | 15 | 10 | Conceded | C | 2 | 8 | 20 |
| 93% | 86% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 50% | 86% | 93% |
| 87% | 71% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 57% | 67% |
| 60% | 57% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 29% | 53% |
| 47% | 43% | 67% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 14% | 40% |
| 27% | 29% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 13% |
| 53% | 57% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 29% | 53% |
| 7% | 14% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 43% | 27% |
| 47% | 43% | 67% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 43% | 27% |
| 2.9 | 3.6 | 2.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 5.9 | 5.4 |
| 7.7 | 8.1 | 10 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2 | 4.1 | 4.1 |
| 1.8 | 1.6 | 0.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.7 | 1.3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 3.4 | 2.7 | 2.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8 | 8.3 | 7.2 |
| 1.9 | 1.4 | 1.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 4.3 | 4.3 |
| 48% | 60% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 12% | 17% | 34% |
| 10.8 | 10.3 | 16.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 3 | 8.9 | 6.7 |
| 5.8 | 5.9 | 9.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 1.5 | 4.3 | 3.1 |
- 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 the most conceded goals (37) in Second Division
- Al Reef have the most conceded goals in the first half (15) in Second Division
- Al Reef have the most conceded goals in the second half (22) in Second Division
- Al Reef have the the worst goal difference (-24) in Second Division
- Al Reef have the the worst goal difference (-9) at home in Second Division
- Al Reef have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Al Reef is in the worst form (0-2-4)
| 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-Tadhmon | 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 |
