Al Khalidiyah vs Al-Najma Prediction: Home team will not disappoint

At the Bahrain National Stadium , Al Khalidiyah will play host to Al-Najma in week 17 of the Bahrain Premier League. Heading into this game, the hosts are favorites to win, while the road team comes in as underdogs. 

Al Khalidiyah are off a 0-4 big win over Manama Club, and in this one, the hosts will look to display another top-level performance. In that game, Al Khalidiyah scored two goals in each half, with Lucas Salinas, Zouheir El Moutaraji, Abbas Hasan Sharqawi, and Ismaeel Abdullatif each finding the back of the net. Al Khalidiyah have gone unbeaten in their last four matches, winning three and drawing one. In the league standings, Al Khalidiyah sit at the standings with 33 points, two points behind second-placed Al Riffa.

Al-Najma are off a 2-2 draw against Sitra last time in the league. In that game, Al-Najma took the lead in the 6th minute, with Juninho finding the back of the net. However, Sitra pulled two back within two minutes of the second half, with Karim Abdul and Ahmed Sanad scoring for their opponents. However, a resilient performance from Al-Najma saw them level in the last minute of the game, with Juninho scoring the second time. Now heading to this goal, Al-Najma have won just one of their recent matches, coming against East Riffa, while they lost two and drew one other. Al-Najma are currently seated 6th in the league standings with 20 points from 16 games, scoring 30 goals and conceding 28.

The hosts are frontline in the league, and this kind of game demands them to show character. On the other hand, the visiting team is going through several inconsistent performances, and I do not see them pulling off any good play here. This should be a one-sided game, and I am backing the league leaders to take maximum points in this game.