Second Division preview: Can Alhassam edge out victory against Malkiya?

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Competition: Bahrain Second Division
Competition: Thu 11.May
Match begins: 16:00 (UTC)
Venue: Al-Ahli Stadium (35580 seats)

The hosts, Alhassam, should be odds-on favourites in this fixture, but Malkiya have shown both capability and mettle. Read more about the match!

Insights:
  • Alhassam have the most points from losing position (9) 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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Alhassam form and stats

4 victories, 4 draws and 2 defeats. That’s what Alhassam have to build on here at Al-Ahli Stadium in the Second Division.

A nice win for Alhassam last time playing, versus Al-Tadhmon. That was also a home game and the match ended 2-1.

Before that match, a win away at Al Reef.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Alhassam handle that role? We have found 4 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 3 wins, 1 draw and 0 defeats.

Take note: 9 of the most recent 11 league matches from this club have had goals from both teams.

A decent goal production from Alhassam in their home games so far, with 16 goals from 10 league matches. 14 goals have been conceded.

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Malkiya form and stats

Playing away, Malkiya have won 3 games, drawn 2 and suffered 5 defeats in the Second Division this season.

Malkiya delivered a 1-1 draw playing at home against A'Ali (placed 3rd) in their previous fixture.

Preceding that game was the away victory against Isa Town with the score of 2-1.

We have checked recent matches where Malkiya have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 5 games were 1 victory, 1 draw and 3 defeats.

The attacking power of Malkiya when travelling is not overwhelming with 8 goals scored from 10 league matches away. 12 goals have been conceded by Malkiya in these games.

Head 2 Head

Malkiya - Alhassam 0-1 was the story when these participants previously did battle, earlier this season. Head-to-head totals (for the preceeding two meetings): Alhassam won two games, zero matches ended with a tie and Malkiya managed zero wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: one / one.

Alhassam missing players

Malkiya missing players

Alhassam Malkiya
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
21 10 3 Played P 3 10 21
8 4 1 Won W 1 3 7
7 4 1 Drew D 1 2 6
6 2 1 Lost L 1 5 8
28 16 5 Scored S 3 8 27
28 14 8 Conceded C 5 12 27
95% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 90% 95%
81% 90% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 60% 67%
52% 60% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 40% 48%
29% 30% 67% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 10% 29%
5% 10% 33% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 10%
62% 80% 100% BTTS BTTS 33% 40% 57%
24% 10% 0% Clean Sheets C S 33% 30% 19%
19% 10% 0% Failed to Score F T 33% 40% 29%
 
4.5 4.4 5.7 Corners for (avg) C F 4.3 6.5 5.9
3.8 3.6 3.3 Corners against (avg) C A 7.3 3.9 4
1.8 1.9 2.3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.7 1.7 1.5
3 3 2 Red cards R C 0 1 2
 
6.3 6.3 7.3 Shots (avg) S ( 8 8.6 7.7
3.3 2.6 2.7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.7 4.4 4
41% 62% 62% Goal Efficiency G E 21% 18% 33%
 
6.2 5.7 4 Shots against (avg) S A 11.3 7.3 6.6
2.9 2.5 3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 6.3 3.4 3
Key stats in Second Division this season:
  • Alhassam have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Alhassam have the most points from losing position (9) in Second Division
  • Alhassam haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.

  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 21 16 4 1 54 17 11 9 2 0 28 10 10 7 2 1 26 7 37 52
2 Busaiteen 22 12 5 5 41 23 11 7 2 2 21 7 11 5 3 3 20 16 18 41
3 A'Ali 22 10 7 5 33 21 10 4 3 3 15 8 12 6 4 2 18 13 12 37
4 Alhassam 21 8 7 6 28 28 10 4 4 2 16 14 11 4 3 4 12 14 0 31
5 Qalali 21 7 8 6 33 24 10 2 5 3 11 11 11 5 3 3 22 13 9 29
6 Al Ittifaq Maqaba 21 8 5 8 27 27 11 7 1 3 17 10 10 1 4 5 10 17 0 29
7 Al-Tadhmon 21 7 7 7 29 31 11 5 3 3 18 17 10 2 4 4 11 14 -2 28
8 Malkiya 21 7 6 8 27 27 11 4 4 3 19 15 10 3 2 5 8 12 0 27
9 Al Ittihad 22 6 9 7 24 29 11 3 3 5 12 18 11 3 6 2 12 11 -5 27
10 Isa Town 21 7 5 9 31 34 10 3 3 4 16 17 11 4 2 5 15 17 -3 26
11 Al Reef 21 3 4 14 18 50 11 2 2 7 11 26 10 1 2 7 7 24 -32 13
12 Al Tadamun Buri 22 0 7 15 14 48 11 0 5 6 5 17 11 0 2 9 9 31 -34 7