It's only match two of the Second Division for these teams. And fresh optimism here at Madinet Hamad Stadium as Qalali greet Al Ittifaq Maqaba. Don't miss this preview!
Qalali and Al Ittifaq Maqaba 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.
Qalali form and stats
The previous season, Qalali's league stats were 7 wins, 8 draws and 7 losses, ending with 7th position in the Second Division. Over these 22 matches they scored {33 goals} and conceded 26. Performing at their own stadium in the last season Qalali managed 2-5-4 (win-draw-lost) with {11 goals} and 13 conceded.
Qalali enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Al Reef's place. The match ended 2-1.
Before that game, the home loss against Al-Tadhmon with the scoreline 0-2.Al Ittifaq Maqaba form and stats
Let's have a look at how Al Ittifaq Maqaba performed last season in the Permier League Play-offs: They landed a 3rd position in the league table after playing out 1 victory, 0 draws and 2 defeats. In total they scored 3 and conceded {5 goals} in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 0 - drew 0 and lost 1 with 0/1 goals scored/conceded. The visitors' first away game in the Second Division ended in defeat. Last season Al Ittifaq Maqaba had these away match statistics: Played 1; won 0, drew 0 and lost 1.
Two away games in a row for Al Ittifaq Maqaba, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 0-2 versus Al Ittihad.
It was a Permier League Play-offs defeat before that one as the away game against Al Hala wasn't a success with a 0-1 loss.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Al Ittifaq Maqaba playing away and similar expectations, we found 5 relevant matches. Results were 2 Ittifaq wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat.
As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, Al Ittifaq Maqaba has managed {0 goals} and let in 2 from 1 match.
Head 2 Head
As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's three Qalali victories, three draws and four Al Ittifaq Maqaba wins. Over/under statistics; four of these games ended with three goals or more, six matches with two goals or less.
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| Qalali | Al Ittifaq Maqaba | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Played | P | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 6 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| 8 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Qalali | Last season | Al Ittifaq Maqaba | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 22 | 11 | Played | P | 1 | 3 | ||
| 7 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | ||
| 8 | 5 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | ||
| 7 | 4 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | ||
| 33 | 11 | Scored | S | 0 | 3 | ||
| 26 | 13 | Conceded | C | 1 | 5 | ||
| 86% | 82% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 73% | 64% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 67% | ||
| 45% | 36% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 33% | ||
| 23% | 27% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 33% | ||
| 14% | 9% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 33% | ||
| 45% | 45% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 33% | ||
| 32% | 36% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | ||
| 36% | 36% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 67% | ||
| 3.9 | 3.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2 | 3.7 | ||
| 4.7 | 5.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2 | 4 | ||
| 1.5 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 7.5 | 6.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 4 | 4.3 | ||
| 3.7 | 3.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1 | 1.7 | ||
| 40% | 31% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 60% | ||
| 8.4 | 9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 5 | 6.3 | ||
| 4.3 | 4.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 1 | 2.3 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | A'Ali | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 3 |
| 2 | Al Budaiya | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 3 |
| 3 | Al Ittihad | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | Qalali | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Malkiya | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | Bahrain SC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Alhassam | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Al Reef | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| 9 | Isa Town | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| 10 | Al Ittifaq Maqaba | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| 11 | Al-Tadhmon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -5 | 0 |
| 12 | Al Tadamun Buri | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -5 | 0 |
| Last season | 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 | 22 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 59 | 19 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 31 | 9 | 40 | 55 |
| 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 | Al Ittifaq Maqaba | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 28 | 27 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 1 | 32 |
| 5 | Alhassam | 22 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 29 | 29 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 0 | 32 |
| 6 | Al-Tadhmon | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 31 | 31 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 0 | 31 |
| 7 | Qalali | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 33 | 26 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 13 | 7 | 29 |
| 8 | Malkiya | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 28 | 28 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 28 |
| 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 | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 33 | 39 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 22 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 17 | -6 | 26 |
| 11 | Al Reef | 22 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 18 | 51 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 27 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 24 | -33 | 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 |
| Last season | Total | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | East Riffa | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 2 | Al Hala | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 3 | Al Ittifaq Maqaba | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 3 |
| 4 | A'Ali | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 2 |
