Al Hikma vs Safa betting preview

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Competition: Lebanon Premier League
Competition: Sun 15.January
Match begins: 12:15 (UTC)
Venue: Fouad Shehab Stadium (18000 seats)

9th- against 8th place might not seem all that sexy. But look: We have the intelligence that makes Al Hikma - Safa (even) more exciting!

Insights:
  • Al Hikma have the fewest points (0) at home in Premier League
  • Safa have won significantly less corners away then at home.

Safa play their home fixtures on artifical turf, while this match takes place on grass. The latest data for Safa when playing on grass are 5 wins, 3 draws and 9 defeats from 17 matches. They have created {12 goals} and conceded 23 times in these games.

This is a local fight, usually meaning more motivation and significance.

This looks to be an exciting game with lots of fun and energy as both squads are well recovered since they last ran out on the pitch. Game on!

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Al Hikma form and stats

The story so far in the Premier League for Al Hikma at their home stadium (Fouad Shehab Stadium) is 0 wins, 0 draws and 5 defeats. It's trouble wherever Al Hikma are playing these days as they have suffered six straight defeats now, regardless of arena. They really need to get back to winning ways.

Al Hikma lost their last game at Tadamon Sour after a 0-2 scoreline.

Before that result, a home loss in the FA Cup against Safa.

Hikma has huge difficulties finding the net and are scoring on average only once per two home matches in the league: {2 goals} from 5 games. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 9 goals have been conceded.

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Safa form and stats

Safa are doing rather OK so far in their away games in the Premier League, having played 3 games and collected 4 points (1 win, 1 draw and 1 loss).

Safa have a lot to to set right after their unexpected loss (1-2) to Tripoli in their previous match, played at home.

Earlier, the FA Cup victory away at Al Hikma.

Safa are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 2 times in 3 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

The two teams in this fixture also encountered each other previously this match year: Safa - Al Hikma 1-3. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: three - two - five (Hikma wins - draws - Safa wins). As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Al HikmaB. Sar
B. Sar
4 goals
SafaA. Diallo
A. Diallo
4 goals
Al HikmaO. Al Kurdi
O. Al Kurdi
1 goals

Al Hikma missing players

Safa missing players

Al Hikma Safa
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
12 5 1 Played P 2 3 12
2 0 0 Won W 1 1 2
1 0 0 Drew D 1 1 4
9 5 1 Lost L 0 1 6
9 2 0 Scored S 3 3 9
17 9 2 Conceded C 1 2 17
92% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 50% 67% 83%
67% 60% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 33% 67%
33% 20% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 33% 42%
17% 20% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 33% 25%
8% 20% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
33% 20% 0% BTTS BTTS 50% 33% 50%
17% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 50% 33% 25%
58% 80% 100% Failed to Score F T 50% 67% 42%
 
4.1 4.8 2 Corners for (avg) C F 4.5 4 5.3
4.5 2.8 2 Corners against (avg) C A 3.5 3 3.1
1.4 2 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3.5 3 1.7
2 1 0 Red cards R C 1 1 1
 
7.7 7.5 5 Shots (avg) S ( 10 9.7 7.6
3.1 3.5 1 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5 5.3 3.3
19% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 30% 19% 22%
 
11.1 8 15 Shots against (avg) S A 7 7.3 7.9
4 2.8 4 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.5 4 3.9
Key stats in Premier League this season:
  • Al Hikma have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored at home.
  • Al Hikma have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
  • Al Hikma have lost all their home matches so far.
  • Al Hikma have the fewest points (0) at home in Premier League
  • Al Hikma haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Safa have won significantly less corners away then 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 Ansar 11 8 3 0 28 7 6 4 2 0 11 5 5 4 1 0 17 2 21 27
2 Shabab Al Sahel 11 7 4 0 17 5 4 3 1 0 8 1 7 4 3 0 9 4 12 25
3 Al Ahed 11 7 3 1 20 8 2 0 1 1 1 2 9 7 2 0 19 6 12 24
4 Al Nejmeh 11 7 2 2 18 7 4 3 0 1 6 2 7 4 2 1 12 5 11 23
5 Bourj 11 7 2 2 17 11 7 3 2 2 10 10 4 4 0 0 7 1 6 23
6 Shabab Al Ghazieh 11 3 3 5 12 16 5 2 1 2 7 6 6 1 2 3 5 10 -4 12
7 Tadamon Sour 11 2 4 5 11 15 9 2 3 4 9 12 2 0 1 1 2 3 -4 10
8 Safa 11 2 4 5 8 15 8 1 3 4 5 13 3 1 1 1 3 2 -7 10
9 Al Hikma 11 2 1 8 9 15 5 0 0 5 2 9 6 2 1 3 7 6 -6 7
10 Salam Zgharta 11 1 4 6 7 15 5 0 2 3 3 8 6 1 2 3 4 7 -8 7
11 Al Akhaa Al Ahli 11 2 1 8 10 25 5 1 0 4 4 9 6 1 1 4 6 16 -15 7
12 Tripoli 11 0 5 6 4 22 6 0 3 3 3 15 5 0 2 3 1 7 -18 5