Malkiya vs Al Najma: result 1-3 and analysis
Premier LeagueRegular Season - 5Kick-off on October 16, 2017 at 05:15 PM (UTC)Stād al-Bahrayn al-Watanī (Bahrain National Stadium), Riffa
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What was the result of Malkiya vs Al Najma?
Al Najma won 1-3 on October 16, 2017.
Goalscorers
- 15′C. UcheAl Najma
- 45′Mohammad FaresAl Najma
- 74′C. UcheAl Najma
- 82′Ahmed YousifMalkiya
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Malkiya have 10 wins, 3 draws and 2 defeats; Al Najma have 4, 5 and 6.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25, 2017 | Al Ahli(home) | 4-1 | Premier League |
| Sep 20, 2017 | Al-Hidd(away) | 2-0 | Premier League |
| Sep 16, 2017 | Muharraq(away) | 0-2 | Premier League |
| Sep 9, 2017 | East Riffa(away) | 5-2 | Premier League |
| May 13, 2017 | Al Riffa(away) | 0-2 | Premier League |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 26, 2017 | Muharraq(away) | 0-3 | Premier League |
| Sep 21, 2017 | East Riffa(away) | 1-0 | Premier League |
| Sep 16, 2017 | Al Riffa(home) | 6-0 | Premier League |
| Sep 10, 2017 | Manama(home) | 2-1 | Premier League |
| May 12, 2017 | Manama(away) | 2-2 | Premier League |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 2 meetings: 0 Malkiya win(s), 2 draw(s), 0 Al Najma win(s).
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 29, 2017 | Al Najma 2-2 Malkiya | Premier League |
| Nov 25, 2016 | Malkiya 0-0 Al Najma | Premier League |
How many goals should we expect?
Malkiya score 2.0 and concede 1.1 goals per match over their last 15; Al Najma score 1.3 and concede 1.6.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malkiya | 2.0 | 1.1 | 4 | 9/15 | 9/15 |
| Al Najma | 1.3 | 1.6 | 2 | 9/15 | 8/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Malkiya sit 5th in Premier League (33 points from 23 matches) and Al Najma sit 10th (22 points from 22 matches).
The current season has no played match yet: final standings of the 2025-26 season.
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Malkiya | 23 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 23 | 17 | 33 |
| 10 | Al Najma | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 21 | 35 | 22 |
How does Footlab compute this prediction?
The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy