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Al Najma v Al-Hidd

Al Najma
2–2Full time
Al-Hidd

Premier League · SAT 17 OCT

Full timeGraded 17 Oct 19:40
Al Najma 2–2 Al-Hidd AL-HIDD WIN · WRONGOVER 2.5 · RIGHTBOTH TO SCORE · RIGHTOVER 1.5 · RIGHTUNDER 3.5 · WRONG1–1 EXACTLY · WRONG
We said Al-Hidd win43%
Brier score, this match · lower is better0.817

The prediction on this page is exactly as published before kick-off. Match events and statistics come from the match and are corrected when the official figures change. Wrong calls are shown exactly like right ones.

The match replay15 notes · 17 alerts
  1. 0′Before kick-off: we said Al-Hidd win at 43%.
  2. 1′Much as we predicted: Al-Hidd was 43% before kick-off and our model makes it 43% now. 0–0 · 30–27–43
  3. 1′KICK-OFF Al Najma v Al-Hidd
  4. 42′Al Najma find the net on 42′. 0–0 · 26–38–36
  5. 45′Goals are coming at about the 2.7 we expected. 1–0 · 65–24–11
  6. 45′HALF-TIME Al Najma 1–0 Al-Hidd
  7. 45′SECOND HALF Al Najma 1–0 Al-Hidd
  8. 46′THE CALL SWINGS · 45+1' Draw is now our likeliest result at 40% (was Al-Hidd win 34%)
  9. 47′Al Najma find the net on 45′. 0–0 · 25–41–34 Our live view briefly showed an older score here.
  10. 49′We said Al-Hidd at 43%. It is not going that way — our model now has it at 10%. 1–0 · 67–24–10
  11. 49′⚽ GOAL · 45+3' Al Najma 1–0 Al-Hidd
  12. 49′OUR NUMBER MOVES DOWN · 49' Al-Hidd win: 43% at kick-off, 10% now
  13. 49′THE CALL SWINGS · 49' Al Najma win is now our likeliest result at 67% (was Draw 24%)
  14. 50′We said Al-Hidd at 43%. It is not going that way — our model now has it at 9%. 1–0 · 67–23–9
  15. 67′We said Al-Hidd at 43%. It is not going that way — our model now has it at 4%. 1–0 · 76–20–4
  16. 68′A goal for Al-Hidd on 68′. 1–0 · 76–20–4
  17. 69′We said Al-Hidd at 43%. It is not going that way — our model now has it at 23%. 1–1 · 18–59–23
  18. 69′⚽ GOAL · 68' Al Najma 1–1 Al-Hidd
  19. 69′OUR NUMBER MOVES UP · 69' Al-Hidd win: 43% at kick-off, 23% now
  20. 69′THE CALL SWINGS · 69' Draw is now our likeliest result at 59% (was Al Najma win 18%)
  21. 74′We said Al-Hidd at 43%. It is not going that way — our model now has it at 19%. 1–1 · 15–66–19
  22. 75′Al Najma find the net on 74′. 1–1 · 14–67–18
  23. 76′That is 3, and we only asked for 2.7 across ninety minutes. 2–1 · 83–15–2
  24. 76′⚽ GOAL · 74' Al Najma 2–1 Al-Hidd
  25. 76′OUR NUMBER MOVES DOWN · 76' Al-Hidd win: 43% at kick-off, 2% now
  26. 76′THE CALL SWINGS · 76' Al Najma win is now our likeliest result at 83% (was Draw 15%)
  27. 86′🟥 RED CARD · 86' Al Najma
  28. 87′A red card for Al Najma on 87′. The model does not price cards, so read the number with that in mind. 2–1 · 93–6–0
  29. 102′4 goals already, more than the 2.7 we expected for the whole match. 2–2 · 1–97–2
  30. 102′⚽ GOAL · 90+12' Al Najma 2–2 Al-Hidd
  31. 102′THE CALL SWINGS · 90+12' Draw is now our likeliest result at 97% (was Al Najma win 1%)
  32. 104′A goal for Al-Hidd on 90′ — 2–2. 2–2 · 1–97–2
  33. FTFULL TIME Al Najma 2–2 Al-Hidd
  34. FTAl Najma 2–2 Al-Hidd · Al-Hidd win: wrong · Over 2.5: right · Both to score: right · Over 1.5: right · Under 3.5: wrong · 1–1 exactly: wrong

What our live read said during the match, as it was said, with the score and our numbers for home–draw–away at that moment; and every alert we raised, with the minute. Nothing is written after the final whistle; a marked row was checked against the match’s final record afterwards.

AI match analysis

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Pitchside prediction · before kick-off

Al-Hidd are narrow favourites.

The Pitchside prediction: Al Najma 30%, draw 27%, Al-Hidd 43%. Over 2.5 goals 50%, both teams to score 54%.

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Pre-match prediction

First published 11 Oct 03:54 · locked at kick-off

Al Najma win30%
Draw27%
Al-Hidd win43%

Kick-offSAT 17 OCT · 17:00

RoundMatchday 5

Rest & schedule

Before kick-off · every competition we cover

Al Najma

Al-Hidd

6Days since last match7

Last match: 11 Oct · Premier League (Bahrain)

Last match: 10 Oct · Premier League (Bahrain)

1Matches in previous 14 days1

Counted across every competition we cover, before kick-off. Friendlies are not counted.

League table

2026/27

Positions before kick-off

#TEAMPGDPTS
7Al Najma4−36
9Al-Hidd404

Match statistics

Match statistics aren’t available yet.

Line-ups

Confirmed line-ups aren’t available for this match.

Our number · al-hidd winFirst published 11 Oct 03:54 · updated 12 Oct 03:59 · locked at kick-off
43% The market–
Us43%

We make Al-Hidd a 43% chance to win. The model expects 1.2–1.5, and 1–1 is the single most likely score at 12%. No bookmaker has priced this match yet.

What the number rests on

Our model
Expected goals · Al Najma v Al-Hidd1.20 – 1.49
Form · Premier League this season · since 27 AugW2 D0 L2 · W1 D1 L2
Table places · points 6 v 47 v 9

Built from every result, recent matches counting most, with home advantage in it. Line-ups, injuries and rest are not in the number.

How the number movedSince we published
40%45%50% 11 OCT 04:0117 OCT 15:52
Our probability · Al-Hidd win

Published at 45%, 43% now.

Every market, from one calculation
MarketUsMarketGap
Al Najma win30%––
Draw27%––
Al-Hidd win43%––
Over 2.5 goals50%––
Both teams to score54%––
Over 1.5 goals75%––
Over 3.5 goals28%––
Al Najma or draw57%––
Al Najma clean sheet23%––
Al-Hidd clean sheet31%––

Every figure here is read off one scoreline distribution, so no two can contradict each other. No bookmaker has priced this match yet.

Every scorelineMost likely 1–1 at 12.4%
0123450 7.8 9.7 7.5 3.8 1 7.7 12.4 8.7 4.4 2 4.9 7.1 5.2 2.6 3 2.0 2.9 2.1 4 5
under 2% 5% 12%+Al Najma down, Al-Hidd across0–5 goals a side shown (99.2% of outcomes)

This is a probability, not a recommendation. We take no bets and hold no affiliate relationships with any gambling operator. Model 1.2 — Pitchside Lab's own model.

Head to head

6 meetings since 2021/22
Goals a meeting3.33
Over 2.55 of 6
Both scored5 of 6
Last meetingsALN 1–0 ALH · ALH 3–1 ALN · ALH 2–1 ALN · ALN 4–2 ALH

Every competition we cover, the latest meeting first.

Form · Premier League this season · since 27 Aug

AL NAJMA

LWLW2–7 · 1–0 · 2–3 · 2–0

AL-HIDD

WLDL2–0 · 0–1 · 0–0 · 0–1

The table

2026/27
#TEAMPGDPTS
1Al Ittifaq Maqaba5+210
2Khalidiya4+78
3Al Riffa4+68
4Sitra5+38
5Al Ahli4+17
6East Riffa407
7Al Najma4−36
8Muharraq4+15
9Al-Hidd404
10A'Ali5−44
11Manama5−82
12Malkiya4−51

The competition's standings before kick-off.