Getting closer to the top teams is at stake when these two mid-table clubs battle it out. Both will be aiming to improve their league table standing, Al-Bireh in 7th and Jabal Al Mukaber in 6th place.
Al-Bireh form and stats
5-4-1 (win-draw-lost) are the West Bank League numbers at home for Al-Bireh, who have the most clean sheets (7) in West Bank League, so far this season. It’s been three wins in a row for Al-Bireh here at Faisal Al-Husseini International Stadium, hoping to make this one the fourth consecutive victory.
Before that game, the 3-0 home victory against Palestinian Forces.
Al-Bireh are traveling soon after this match as the West Bank League match at Markez Balata awaits in three days.
Al-Bireh has scored 11 league goals at home this season, in 10 matches. Al-Bireh have only conceded 6 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Jabal Al Mukaber form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team, who have the most scored goals (21) away in West Bank League, on their West Bank League travels is 4 wins, 2 draws and 3 defeats.
It might be tough going out on the road again for Mukaber, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 3-5 versus Markez Balata (placed 1st).
As you can tell from the result, the match against Markez Balata was as crazy as a clown in a village circus. Great fun for the neutral supporter with 8 goals, will the fun continue today?
After this away game Jabal Al Mukaber return home for a West Bank League game against Ahli Al-Khalil. That game is only four sleeps after this.
The Mukaber manager has got the team scoring on the road, with 21 away goals in 9 league matches. As opposed to that, Jabal Al Mukaber have seen the ball go into their own net 12 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Jabal Al Mukaber - Al-Bireh 1-1. Last four meetings between the teams: Al-Bireh won two, Jabal Al Mukaber won one and one draw. three games with over 2,5 goals, one match with two goals or less.Al-Bireh missing players
Jabal Al Mukaber missing players
| Al-Bireh | Jabal Al Mukaber | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 19 | 10 | 2 | Played | P | 1 | 9 | 19 |
| 6 | 5 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 9 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 21 | 11 | 1 | Scored | S | 1 | 21 | 32 |
| 18 | 6 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 12 | 25 |
| 74% | 70% | 50% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 89% | 89% |
| 58% | 50% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 56% | 68% |
| 32% | 30% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 44% | 42% |
| 21% | 10% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 44% | 32% |
| 16% | 10% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 22% | 16% |
| 37% | 30% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 44% | 47% |
| 53% | 70% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 44% | 37% |
| 37% | 30% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 22% | 26% |
| 3.3 | 3.7 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2 | 2.8 | 4.2 |
| 2.3 | 1.3 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 3.2 | 3.5 |
| 1.2 | 1.2 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 5 | 1.6 | 1.6 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 79 | 42 | 8 | Total Shots | T S | 12 | 26 | 92 |
| 28 | 16 | 1 | Shots on Target | S O | 11 | 15 | 32 |
| 21% | 25% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 9% | 40% | 34% |
- Al-Bireh has the most clean sheets (7)
- Al-Bireh have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- Jabal Al Mukaber has the most conceded goals in the second half (8)
- Jabal Al Mukaber has the most scored goals (21) away
- Jabal Al Mukaber has the the best goal difference (+9) away
- Jabal Al Mukaber have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Jabal Al Mukaber 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 | Markez Balata | 19 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 37 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 24 | 42 |
| 2 | Shabab Al Am'ari | 19 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 29 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 35 |
| 3 | Ahli Al-Khalil | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 32 |
| 4 | Hilal Al-Quds | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 26 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 30 |
| 5 | Shabab Al Khaleel | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 28 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 29 |
| 6 | Jabal Al Mukaber | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 32 | 25 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 12 | 7 | 27 |
| 7 | Al-Bireh | 19 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 21 | 18 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 27 |
| 8 | Taraji Wadi Al-Nes | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 24 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 15 | -5 | 24 |
| 9 | Shabab Alsamu | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 28 | 28 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 23 |
| 10 | Thagafi Tulkarm | 19 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 17 | 24 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 12 | -7 | 16 |
| 11 | Al-Ahli Qalqilya | 19 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 19 | 38 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 19 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 19 | -19 | 13 |
| 12 | Palestinian Forces | 19 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 10 | 54 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 35 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 19 | -44 | 4 |