Home advantage could prove decisive in Busaiteen - Qalali battle

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Competition: Bahrain Second Division
Competition: Tue 08.March
Match begins: 15:25 (UTC)
Venue: Riffa Club Stadium (9000 seats)

Busaiteen are impatient to get the points at their own stadium in this soon-to-be-played fixture against Qalali.

Insights:
  • Busaiteen have the fewest scored goals (4) at home in Second Division
  • Qalali is in the worst form (0-2-4)

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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Busaiteen form and stats

Busaiteen, who have the fewest scored goals (4) at home in Second Division, have collected 5 points from their Second Division home games so far after 1-2-2.

It's back home for Busaiteen, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Isa Town away with the result 3-1.

Before that match, a win away at Al Ittifaq Maqaba.

Busaiteen aren't scoring a lot here at Riffa Club Stadium in the league, with only 4 goals from 5 games. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 8 goals have been conceded.

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Qalali form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Qalali so far with only 7 points returning home. The records show 2-1-4 (win-draw-lose). It's looking increasingly bleak for Qalali who now has to deal with a four game losing streak. Malkiya was the last time a defeat was avoided.

Qalali play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 1-2 to Al Tadamun Buri (placed 10th).

It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Sitra wasn't a success with a 0-2 loss.

We have checked recent matches where Qalali have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those five games were two victories, zero draws and three defeats.

Qalali have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 7 league away games 9 goals have been scored. Qalali have conceded 10 goals in these away matches. When Qalali is visiting a side on the bottom half, 2 of 2 matches have ended with three or more goals. These are matches against Al Tadamun Buri, Isa Town and Qalali.

Head 2 Head

This isn't the first time these two teams meet on the pitch this campaign, as the results database show this recent game: Busaiteen - Qalali 1-4. Previous three meetings featuring these squads: Busaiteen won one, Qalali were winners in two and we saw zero draws. two games with over 2,5 goals, one match with less than 2,5 goals.

Busaiteen missing players

Qalali missing players

Busaiteen Qalali
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
12 5 1 Played P 2 7 12
3 1 0 Won W 1 2 2
3 2 1 Drew D 0 1 4
6 2 0 Lost L 1 4 6
14 4 0 Scored S 4 9 14
25 8 0 Conceded C 3 10 17
92% 80% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 86% 92%
83% 60% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 71% 83%
75% 40% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 57% 50%
50% 40% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 43% 25%
17% 20% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 14% 8%
67% 40% 0% BTTS BTTS 100% 57% 75%
17% 40% 100% Clean Sheets C S 0% 14% 8%
25% 40% 100% Failed to Score F T 0% 43% 25%
 
4.8 5 3 Corners for (avg) C F 5 3.7 3.9
5.7 5.6 6 Corners against (avg) C A 3.5 4.1 4.5
2 2 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 1.9 1.7
4 1 0 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
5.8 4.4 3 Shots (avg) S ( 12.5 12.6 9.7
3 2.2 1 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5 4.7 3.9
39% 36% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 40% 27% 30%
 
9 10.2 9 Shots against (avg) S A 7 8.6 7.8
4.7 5 4 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4 4.7 4.4
Key stats in Second Division this season:
  • Busaiteen have the fewest scored goals (4) at home in Second Division
  • Qalali have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Qalali have scored at least twice as many goals away as Busaiteen have scored home.
  • Qalali 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 Shabbab Manama 13 8 5 0 32 11 8 5 3 0 24 9 5 3 2 0 8 2 21 29
2 Bahrain SC 13 8 1 4 20 14 6 2 1 3 8 9 7 6 0 1 12 5 6 25
3 Al Ittifaq Maqaba 13 5 5 3 24 17 9 2 4 3 10 12 4 3 1 0 14 5 7 20
4 Malkiya 12 6 2 4 18 12 5 4 0 1 9 3 7 2 2 3 9 9 6 20
5 Sitra 13 5 4 4 19 14 7 5 0 2 16 8 6 0 4 2 3 6 5 19
6 Al Ittihad 12 4 3 5 18 19 5 2 1 2 7 6 7 2 2 3 11 13 -1 15
7 Isa Town 12 4 3 5 12 17 6 1 1 4 5 11 6 3 2 1 7 6 -5 15
8 Busaiteen 12 3 3 6 14 25 5 1 2 2 4 8 7 2 1 4 10 17 -11 12
9 Qalali 12 2 4 6 14 17 5 0 3 2 5 7 7 2 1 4 9 10 -3 10
10 Al Tadamun Buri 12 1 2 9 13 38 6 1 1 4 7 16 6 0 1 5 6 22 -25 5