Football match preview: Isa Town vs Al Ittihad

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Competition: Bahrain Second Division
Competition: Tue 08.March
Match begins: 15:25 (UTC)
Venue: Al-Ahli Stadium (35580 seats)

Isa Town have some lost ground to recover from their 7th position, and the first opportunity is vs Al Ittihad. Read more!

Insights:
  • Isa Town have the fewest scored goals (12) in Second Division
  • Al Ittihad have scored at least twice as many goals away as Isa Town have scored home.

There's local pride at stake here, as these teams are practically neighbours. Expect lots of passion from both players and supporters.

Isa Town and Al Ittihad 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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Isa Town form and stats

The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the Second Division this season. Isa Town have only managed 1 win, 1 draw and 4 losses from their games here at Al-Ahli Stadium. The Isa Town manager might feel some added pressure to get something from this game after two straight home defeats.

The Isa crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 1-3 to Busaiteen here at Al-Ahli Stadium.

In the game before, an away victory match versus Al Tadamun Buri with a 2-1 scoreline.

Isa Town have scored 5 league goals here from 6 matches, not a lot. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Isa Town defense is not exactly impregnable. 11 goals conceded from 6 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.

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Al Ittihad form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their Second Division travels is 2 wins, 2 draws and 3 defeats.

Ittihad are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 1-1 draw at Al Ittifaq Maqaba (placed 3rd).

Preceding that game, the 2-3 loss visiting Al Shabbab Manama's place.

The travelling fans enjoy Al Ittihad's attacking play in away games, having scored 11 goals in 7 league matches away. Al Ittihad's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 13 goals from these trips.

Head 2 Head

The dueling parties have met previously this season: Isa Town - Al Ittihad 0-1. Statistics for the prior five meetings between these two squads are: two wins for Isa, two draws and one win for Al Ittihad. Over 2,5 goals: two times; under 2,5 goals: three games.

Isa Town missing players

Al Ittihad missing players

Isa Town Al Ittihad
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
12 6 2 Played P 1 7 12
4 1 1 Won W 1 2 4
3 1 0 Drew D 0 2 3
5 4 1 Lost L 0 3 5
12 5 2 Scored S 2 11 18
17 11 2 Conceded C 1 13 19
92% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 92%
67% 67% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 86% 75%
50% 50% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 57% 58%
25% 33% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 43% 42%
8% 17% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 29% 25%
58% 67% 50% BTTS BTTS 100% 71% 67%
25% 17% 50% Clean Sheets C S 0% 14% 17%
25% 17% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 14% 25%
 
4.8 4.8 5 Corners for (avg) C F 0 4.7 5.1
4.3 3.3 4 Corners against (avg) C A 0 5.2 5.7
2.3 1.5 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 2 1.8
2 2 1 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
5.7 6 7 Shots (avg) S ( 0 7.7 7.8
3.4 3.7 5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 3.2 3.6
29% 23% 20% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 47% 40%
 
6.7 8.7 10 Shots against (avg) S A 0 8.3 8.3
3.2 4 3.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 3.3 3.5
Key stats in Second Division this season:
  • Al Ittihad have scored at least twice as many goals away as Isa Town have scored home.
  • Al Ittihad haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Isa Town have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored at home.
  • Isa Town have the fewest matches over the total-line (0) in Second Division
  • Isa Town have the fewest scored goals (12) in Second Division
  • Isa Town have the fewest scored goals in the second half (4) in Second Division
  • Isa Town 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 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