Al-Najma Manama vs Aali

Match details. Premier League, Regular Season - 6. Kick-off is Thu 22 Oct, 17:00 Lagos time.

What's at stake. Al-Najma Manama are 7th on 7 points after 5 games, level on points with Al Ahli, level on points with East Riffa. A win would take them above Al Ahli. Aali are 10th on 4 points after 5 games, 1 point behind Al-Hidd, 2 points clear of Manama. A win would take them above Al-Hidd.

Form. Al-Najma Manama have won six, drawn one and lost three of their last ten, 1.9 points a game. Their last five, newest first: D W L W L. Aali have won three, drawn one and lost six of their last ten, 1.0 points a game. Their last five, newest first: L L W L D.

The numbers. Al-Najma Manama score two and concede three a game in their last six at home, with no clean sheets. Al-Najma Manama average 8.9 shots (4.0 on target), 2.8 corners and 1.9 cards a game. Aali score 0.6 and concede 1.4 a game in their last five away, with one clean sheet and two games without a goal. Aali average 7.0 shots (2.7 on target), 5.0 corners and 2.8 cards a game.

Head to head. In the last five meetings Al-Najma Manama have won one, drawn none and lost four. Three of the five went over 2.5 goals and both teams scored in two. In the last four, Aali won four. The last time they met, on 5 Feb 2026, it finished Al-Najma Manama 0-2 Aali.

Where it pulls both ways. Al-Najma Manama are the form side, but the meetings favour Aali: in the last five meetings, Al-Najma Manama won one and Aali won four.

The read. No side to back. An open game. Form and the meetings point different ways, so I back neither side. Their goals for and against point to an open game. Their records put over 2.5 goals at 61%. Three of the last five meetings went over 2.5.

The bets. No bet yet: nothing I'd back is priced yet. Leave: Under 4.5 Goals (no unders on an open read); Under 5.5 Goals (no unders on an open read). Predicted score: Al-Najma Manama 2-1 Aali (8% chance).