9th- against 8th position might not sound all that steamy. Fear not: Here's the information that makes Al Hikma - Al Nejmeh (even) more exciting!
- Al Hikma have the most conceded goals (23) in Premier League
- Al Nejmeh have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded away.
These teams are located so close to each other that their supporters eat in the same restaurants, hang out at the same night clubs and give birth at the same hospitals. This means added importance to the game and a vibrant atmosphere.
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Al Hikma form and stats
The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the Premier League this season. Al Hikma have only managed 1 win, 1 draw and 4 losses from their games here at Fouad Shehab Stadium.
Al Hikma drew their last game, also a home match. Tripoli was the opponent, 1-1 the score. Sar has beaten the opponent goalkeeper in five matches in a row. Outstanding!
In the game before, an away victory match versus AC Sporting with a 2-1 scoreline.Hikma has huge difficulties finding the net and are scoring on average only once per two home matches in the league: 2 goals from 6 games. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Al Hikma defense is not exactly impregnable. 11 goals conceded from 6 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Al Nejmeh form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Premier League travels is 2 wins, 3 draws and 1 defeat.
Two trips in a row for Nejmeh, whose coach Jaraya could celebrate last time after the win against AC Sporting.
Before that, Al Nejmeh travelled to Al Akhaa Al Ahli and returned home with a draw after the game finished 0-0.The attacking power of Nejmeh when travelling is not overwhelming with 4 goals scored from 6 league matches away. Al Nejmeh are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 4 times in 6 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
The records show that this isn''t the first time these two sides face each other this season, as the fixture list show this recent match: Al Nejmeh - Al Hikma 2-0. Statistics for the previous ten meetings featuring these two sides are: zero wins for Al Hikma, one draw and nine wins for Al Nejmeh. Over 2,5 goals: five times; under 2,5 goals: five games.Top Goalscorers
  M. Sbleni 10 goals |  B. Sar 6 goals | A. Badran 3 goals |
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| Al Hikma | Al Nejmeh | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 19 | 9 | 2 | Played | P | 5 | 11 | 20 |
| 7 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 3 | 5 | 9 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| 9 | 5 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 16 | 5 | 1 | Scored | S | 9 | 13 | 29 |
| 30 | 14 | 4 | Conceded | C | 2 | 6 | 15 |
| 89% | 89% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 60% | 64% | 75% |
| 79% | 78% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 60% | 55% | 65% |
| 47% | 44% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 60% | 36% | 45% |
| 16% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 20% | 9% | 20% |
| 5% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 20% | 9% | 15% |
| 32% | 22% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 20% | 18% | 35% |
| 26% | 22% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 80% | 73% | 60% |
| 53% | 67% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 40% | 45% | 30% |
| 4.1 | 4.4 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 7.5 | 7 | 6.4 |
| 6.1 | 4.6 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.3 |
| 1.8 | 1.8 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0.6 | 1.1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | 4.5 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.5 | 8.2 | 8.1 |
| 2.7 | 2 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5 | 3.2 | 3.1 |
| 33% | 25% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 30% | 31% | 50% |
| 7.2 | 6 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 3 | 3.8 | 3.6 |
| 3.4 | 2.8 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.6 |
- Al Hikma have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored at home.
- Al Hikma have the most conceded goals (11) at home in Premier League
- Al Hikma have the most conceded goals (23) in Premier League
- Al Hikma have the most points from losing position (6) in Premier League
- Al Hikma have the the worst goal difference (-16) in Premier League
- Al Hikma have the the worst goal difference (-9) at home in Premier League
- Al Nejmeh have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded away.
- Al Nejmeh have scored at least twice as many goals away as Al Hikma have scored home.
- Al Nejmeh have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
| 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 Ahed | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 17 | 29 |
| 2 | Bourj | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 23 |
| 3 | Shabab Al Sahel | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 20 |
| 4 | Al Ansar | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 15 |
| 5 | Tadamon Sour | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 14 |
| 6 | Shabab El Bourj | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 13 | -2 | 14 |
| 7 | Tripoli | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | -2 | 14 |
| 8 | Al Nejmeh | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 11 |
| 9 | Al Hikma | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 12 | -16 | 10 |
| 10 | Al Akhaa Al Ahli | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -5 | 9 |
| 11 | Safa | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 15 | -12 | 9 |
| 12 | AC Sporting | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | -9 | 7 |
