Al Ahed and Al Nejmeh are both riding high in the Premier League with their 1st and 2nd positions respectively. Expect a great game!
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.
This is a match between teams from the same area, a local derby. The community is buzzing.
Al Ahed form and stats
This stadium, Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium, has been a fortress for Al Ahed so far this season with the win-draw-loss statistic 8-0-1.A good away victory last time out for Al Ahed, who won 1-0 against Al Suwaiq. Preceding that match was a Premier League defeat to Al Ansar (0-3).
Al Ahed are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home, having created 13 goals in 9 matches. From these home matches, Al Ahed have conceded only 5 goals.
Al Nejmeh form and stats
The away team have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 7 wins, 2 draws and only 1 loss. It could be a hat trick of victories away for Al Nejmeh, as they have won on their previous two travels.Al Nejmeh's last game was the home draw against Shabab Al Ghazieh (0-0). Before that one, a nice away victory 1-0 at Al Ansar.
Al Nejmeh are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 12 away goals from 10 games. Al Nejmeh are tighter than a frog's bottom, as only 3 away goals have been conceded so far.
Head 2 Head
The most recent history between these sides is the Al Nejmeh - Al Ahed 0-3 played earlier this season. Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: 6 wins for Al Ahed, 3 draws and 1 win for Al Nejmeh.Top Goalscorers
  M. Toshev 10 goals |   Ali Salman 9 goals |  Hassan Maatouk 7 goals |
Al Ahed missing players
Al Nejmeh missing players
| Al Ahed | Al Nejmeh | |||
| Total | Home | Statistic | Away | Total |
| 21 | 9 | Played | 10 | 21 |
| 38 | 13 | Scored | 12 | 35 |
| 8 | 5 | Conceded | 3 | 15 |
| 95% | 100% | Over 0.5 | 90% | 90% |
| 52% | 67% | Over 1.5 | 30% | 52% |
| 33% | 33% | Over 2.5 | 20% | 38% |
| 14% | 0% | Over 3.5 | 10% | 29% |
| 10% | 0% | Over 4.5 | 0% | 19% |
| 19% | 22% | Both teams to score | 20% | 33% |
| 76% | 67% | Clean Sheet | 70% | 57% |
| 10% | 11% | Failed To Score | 20% | 19% |
| 2.4 | 4.1 | Corners For (avg) | 2.9 | 2.6 |
| 1.1 | 1.8 | Corners Against (avg) | 2.1 | 2.3 |
| 0.7 | 1.1 | Yellow Cards (avg) | 0.4 | 0.5 |
| 0 | 0 | Red Cards (total) | 1 | 2 |
- Al Ahed hasn'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 | D | P |
| 1 | Al Ahed | 21 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 38 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 3 | 30 | 56 |
| 2 | Al Nejmeh | 21 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 35 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 20 | 48 |
| 3 | Al Ansar | 21 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 51 | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 5 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 34 | 13 | 33 | 46 |
| 4 | Al Akhaa Al Ahli | 21 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 28 | 30 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 22 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 8 | -2 | 33 |
| 5 | Shabab Al Sahel | 21 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 30 | 32 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 14 | -2 | 25 |
| 6 | Tadamon Sour | 21 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 14 | -3 | 23 |
| 7 | Salam Zgharta | 21 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 28 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 16 | -13 | 22 |
| 8 | Racing | 21 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 22 | 31 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 17 | -9 | 21 |
| 9 | Shabab Al Ghazieh | 21 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 22 | 31 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 13 | -9 | 21 |
| 10 | Tripoli | 21 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 26 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 12 | -13 | 20 |
| 11 | Safa | 21 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 29 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 13 | -15 | 19 |
| 12 | Bekaa Club | 21 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 19 | 36 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 24 | -17 | 13 |
