Al-Ahli Manama vs Al Khalidiyah Prediction: The visitors will move to the top of the standings

Khalifa Sports City Stadium will host the Bahrain Premier League game between Al-Ahli Manama and Al Khalidiyah. The two teams last meetings ended in a win for the visitors. Can Al-Ahli Manama at home secure a win in this one? Below, I preview this game and offer predictions. 

Al-Ahli Manama

Al-Ahli Manama ended on the losing end in their last league game against Bahrain SC and will hope for a better result here. In a 2-1 contest, this team took the lead just 13 minutes into kickoff with Abdullah Al Hashash striking. However, goals from Michel Rocha and Sultan Alsalatna in the final minutes of the second half denied this team a point at full time. Ahead of this game, Al-Ahli Manama have gone winless in their last four competitive matches, losing three and drawing one. With 13 points from a possible 33, Al-Ahli Manama sit in 9th place in the standings, scoring 19 goals, with 20 conceded. 

Al Khalidiyah

Al Khalidiyah's last league game was against Manama Club, and this team secured a hard-fought victory. In a 3-2 close contest, goals from Mahdi Abduljabbar, Dominique Mendy, and Sidena Dabo were enough to see this side take maximum points. However, that win was Al Khalidiyah’s third in a row, having defeated Sitra and Al-Hala. Away from home, Al Khalidiyah have gone unbeaten in their last four matches, picking up three wins while drawing one. With 27 points, Al Khalidiyah sit in second place in the standings, scoring 25 goals with 10 conceded. 

Expert Betting Tips

Al Khalidiyah are just too good to drop points in this game as they continue their title chase. While Al-Ahli Manama are at home, I am still not convinced they are in a good position to hold Al Khalidiyah in this fixture. This game will be very close, the reason being Al-Ahli Manama's home advantage, but I am still confident this will be a high-scoring contest. 

Our first option is Al Khalidiyah to score over 1.5 goals with odds at 1.63 on 1Xbet

Our second option is over 2.5 goals with odds at 1.75 on Bet365

Our last option is a win for Al Khalidiyah and over 2.5 goals with odds at 2.32 on Betway