Manama Club vs Al Ahli Club Prediction: Can Manama Stay in the Top Three Standings?

Manama will be up against Al Ahli in the upcoming fixture of the Bahraini Premier League at the Khalifa Sports City in Isa Town. On the last matchday, teams will look to go on a break with a win under their belt. At the moment, Manama stands 2nd in the points table with 5 wins and 18 points from 10 games played so far. On the other hand, Al Ahli stands 6th with 4 wins and 15 points. With the points difference narrowing, teams will look forward to fasten their seat belts. Talking about the head to head statistics of the two sides, Manama leads the win count by (3-1).

Manama is making quite impressive progress as it has managed to win three of its last five games played in the Bahrain League so far. In the previous win against Khalidiya (2-1), Mahdi Abduljabbar was spot on with goals in the 23rd and 76th minute of play. Though Manama has just won 20% of its games at home, it will look to maximize and secure the 2nd spot with a total of 21 points after the win. At the moment, Manama has a balanced situation as it has scored and conceded goals at an average of 1.00 in home fixtures, however, its overall goal scoring average in the league is 1.60 goals per game. Taking confidence from the last two back to back wins, Manama will aspire to make it three in three. Specifically talking about the last 5 games in the competition, Manama has scored 9 goals in its last 5 games, averaging about 1.95 goals per game.

Going in the contest, Al Ahli is coming off a draw against Muharraq in which the own-goal was the game changing moment for Al Ahli. With 2 wins and 2 draws from the last five games played, Al Ahli is progressing positively, however, it will need to win the upcoming contest to finish in the top four standings. For the upcoming away game, Al Ahli averages 2.20 goals per game in away fixtures. In contrast to the scoring rate, the conceding average in away games is just 1.20 goals per game, which is quite impressive. If Al Ahli manages to continue its away form we can expect a drastic end to the game. 

Going in the contest, Manama Club stands as favorite at home, and so the odds favor the home side to win. Considering the goal scoring and conceding averages of the two sides, I can predict that both teams will be scoring, and the game total will be over 2.5 goals. With Manama hailing with the home record, we can expect a final scoreline of 2-1.

• Manama to Win for 1.75
• Total Over 2.5 for 2.2
• Correct Score 2-1 for 8.5