Al Ittifaq BHR vs Manama Club
Match details. Premier League, Regular Season - 5. Kick-off is Fri 16 Oct, 17:00 Lagos time.
What's at stake. Al Ittifaq BHR are 1st on 9 points after 4 games, 1 point clear of Khalidiya. Manama Club are 12th on 1 point after 4 games, level on points with Malkiya. A win would take them above Malkiya.
Form. Al Ittifaq BHR have won seven, drawn one and lost two of their last ten, 2.2 points a game. Their last five, newest first: W W W L W. Manama Club have won five, drawn two and lost three of their last ten, 1.7 points a game. Their last five, newest first: L W L D L.
The numbers. Al Ittifaq BHR score 1.6 and concede 0.8 a game over their last ten, with four clean sheets and three games without a goal. Al Ittifaq BHR average 9.9 shots (3.2 on target), 3.6 corners and 2.8 cards a game. Manama Club score 2.3 and concede 1.2 a game in their last six away, with two clean sheets. Manama Club average 8.8 shots (3.6 on target), 4.2 corners and 2.2 cards a game.
Head to head. Manama Club have won all of the last four meetings. Two of the four went over 2.5 goals and both teams scored in one. The last time they met, on 31 Dec 2023, it finished Al Ittifaq BHR 0-2 Manama Club.
Where it pulls both ways. It pulls both ways: Al Ittifaq BHR are the stronger side on form and the table, but both teams' records favour Al Ittifaq BHR; the meetings favour Manama Club.
The case against. Manama Club's record still gives them 41% to win. The meetings do not back them.
The read. Al Ittifaq BHR to win. An open game. Al Ittifaq BHR are the stronger side on form and the table; both teams' records favour Al Ittifaq BHR; the meetings favour Manama Club. Their goals for and against point to an open game. Their records put over 2.5 goals at 55%.
The bets. Best bet: Over 1.5 Goals at 1.24, 73% on the records (Al Ittifaq BHR: over 1.5 goals in 6 of 10; Manama Club: over 1.5 goals in 6 of 7). Leave: Under 4.5 Goals (Al Ittifaq BHR are a clear winner, no Unders); Under 5.5 Goals (Al Ittifaq BHR are a clear winner, no Unders). Predicted score: Al Ittifaq BHR 2-1 Manama Club (8% chance).
Every score's chance from both teams' checked games, never cut or rescaled. The lit square is the likeliest score that fits the read (the call and an open game).