Lebanon - Lebanese Premier LeagueSour StadiumData current as of 23 July 2026

Al Hikma vs Al Nejmeh: match statistics

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Al Hikma vs Al Nejmeh: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Al Hikma play Al Nejmeh in Lebanese Premier League (Lebanon). The match date is 18 April 2026 at 15:00. Venue: Sour Stadium.

Current form

Al Hikma: 2-1-2, 1.40 points/match. Al Nejmeh: 3-2-0, 2.20 points/match.

Goal statistics

Al Hikma scores 1.30 and concedes 1.30 goals per match. Al Nejmeh scores 1.85 and concedes 0.56. League average: 2.44 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Al Hikma 43%, Al Nejmeh 37%. Over 2.5: Al Hikma 52%, Al Nejmeh 48%. League level: BTTS 33%, Over 2.5 43%.

xG, shots and style

Al Nejmeh has higher xG: 1.44 vs 1.05. Al Hikma: 5.8 shots per match, Al Nejmeh: 7.7.

Match halves

Al Hikma: half-time lead 30%, second-half goals 0.57. Al Nejmeh: half-time lead 44%, second-half goals 1.04.

Goals by minute

Al Hikma: 31-45+ (8 goals). Al Nejmeh: 76-90+ (13 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Lebanese Premier League: 2.44 goals per match, BTTS 33%, Over 2.5 43%.

Head-to-head

2 H2H matches: 0-0-2. Average goals 3.00, BTTS 50%.

Before the match

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Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

1.3Goals scored / match1.85
Al HikmaAl Nejmeh
1.3Goals conceded / match0.56
Al HikmaAl Nejmeh
45%Average possession41%
Al HikmaAl Nejmeh
3.3Shots on target / match3.19
Al HikmaAl Nejmeh

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

5.78Shots per match7.67
Al HikmaAl Nejmeh
3.3Shots on target3.19
Al HikmaAl Nejmeh
22.6%Shot conversion24.2%
Al HikmaAl Nejmeh
45%Possession41%
Al HikmaAl Nejmeh
1.05xG for1.44
Al HikmaAl Nejmeh
0.99xG against0.75
Al HikmaAl Nejmeh

Shooting quality

Al Hikma: Counter-attackingAl Nejmeh: Counter-attacking
Al HikmaAl Nejmeh
Accuracy (shots on target)57%42%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.180.19
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.390.58

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

Al Nejmeh is 57% better for: last-5 form.

1.4 pts / match - Al Hikma · 2.2 pts / match - Al Nejmeh

Al Hikma
LDWWL
Season result split
39% W13% R48% P
Season (W-D-L)
9-3-11
1.30 pts / match · goal difference 0
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-1-2
1.40 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
6-1-4
Last 5 at home
3-1-1
WDWWL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 2.2Goals conceded: 1.6xG: 1.08Opponent xG: 0.83BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 60%
Al Nejmeh
WWDWD
Unbeaten in the last 5 matches
Season result split
59% W30% R11% P
Season (W-D-L)
16-8-3
2.07 pts / match · goal difference +35
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-2-0
2.20 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
6-6-2
Last 5 away
2-2-1
LWDWD
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.8Goals conceded: 0.2xG: 1.43Opponent xG: 0.82BTTS: 20%Over 2.5: 20%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Al Nejmeh is 42% better for: goals scored per match.

1.3 goals / match - Al Hikma · 1.85 goals / match - Al Nejmeh

Al Nejmeh is 132% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.3 goals / match - Al Hikma · 0.56 goals / match - Al Nejmeh

Al Hikma scoring profile: mixed

Al Hikma scores in 70% of matches (16 of 23 matches), while Al Nejmeh keeps a clean sheet in 56% (15 of 27 matches).

Al Nejmeh scoring profile: very strong

Al Nejmeh scores in 81% of matches (22 of 27 matches), while Al Hikma keeps a clean sheet in 35% (8 of 23 matches).

30Goals scored (season)50
Al HikmaAl Nejmeh
30Goals conceded (season)15
Al HikmaAl Nejmeh
2.61Average goals in match2.41
Al HikmaAl Nejmeh
11Goals scored (last 5)9
Al HikmaAl Nejmeh
8Goals conceded (last 5)1
Al HikmaAl Nejmeh

How often they score at least...

70%1 goal81%
Al HikmaAl Nejmeh
35%2 goals48%
Al HikmaAl Nejmeh
17%3 goals30%
Al HikmaAl Nejmeh
9%4 goals19%
Al HikmaAl Nejmeh

How often they concede at least...

65%1 goal44%
Al HikmaAl Nejmeh
43%2 goals11%
Al HikmaAl Nejmeh
17%3 goals0%
Al HikmaAl Nejmeh
4%4 goals0%
Al HikmaAl Nejmeh

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

33%
League average

Goal patterns

26%BTTS at half-time19%
Al HikmaAl Nejmeh
4%BTTS in both halves4%
Al HikmaAl Nejmeh
17%Scored in both halves41%
Al HikmaAl Nejmeh

BTTS and goal count

43%Min. 3 goals and BTTS26%
Al HikmaAl Nejmeh
9%Min. 3 goals without BTTS22%
Al HikmaAl Nejmeh
60%BTTS - last 520%
Al HikmaAl Nejmeh

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these matches cross the goal lines?

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

1st half

65%Min. 1 goal before half-time59%
Al HikmaAl Nejmeh
30%Min. 2 goals before half-time33%
Al HikmaAl Nejmeh
26%Min. 3 goals before half-time11%
Al HikmaAl Nejmeh

2nd half

70%Min. 1 goal after half-time70%
Al HikmaAl Nejmeh
30%Min. 2 goals after half-time41%
Al HikmaAl Nejmeh
13%Min. 3 goals after half-time19%
Al HikmaAl Nejmeh

Match halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Al Nejmeh is 39% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.3 pts / match - Al Hikma · 1.81 pts / match - Al Nejmeh

Al Hikma - half-time state
30% leading39% draw30% trailing
Al Nejmeh - half-time state
44% leading48% draw7% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.3Points per match (1st half)1.81
Al HikmaAl Nejmeh
0.74Goals scored (1st half)0.78
Al HikmaAl Nejmeh
0.61Goals conceded (1st half)0.26
Al HikmaAl Nejmeh
1.35Average goals (1st half)1.04
Al HikmaAl Nejmeh
57%Clean sheet before half-time74%
Al HikmaAl Nejmeh
52%No goal before half-time48%
Al HikmaAl Nejmeh

After half-time (2nd half)

1.04Points per match (2nd half)1.96
Al HikmaAl Nejmeh
0.57Goals scored (2nd half)1.04
Al HikmaAl Nejmeh
0.7Goals conceded (2nd half)0.26
Al HikmaAl Nejmeh
1.26Average goals (2nd half)1.3
Al HikmaAl Nejmeh
48%Clean sheet after half-time78%
Al HikmaAl Nejmeh
61%No goal after half-time33%
Al HikmaAl Nejmeh

Al Hikma - second-half results

22% W39% R39% P
30
Half-time points
17
Half-time goals
+3
Goal difference (1st half)
24
Second-half points
-3
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.30
PPG before half-time
Lead holding130%

Leads at half-time in 30% of matches and wins 39%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.1

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Al Nejmeh - second-half results

52% W41% R7% P
49
Half-time points
21
Half-time goals
+14
Goal difference (1st half)
53
Second-half points
+21
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.81
PPG before half-time
Lead holding134%

Leads at half-time in 44% of matches and wins 59%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time0.0

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Al Hikma - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.400.80
Goals scored / match1.21.0
Goals conceded / match0.61.0
Average goals in match1.82.0
1 goal40%100%
2 goals40%40%
3 goals40%20%
Clean sheet60%0%
No goal60%60%
Goal difference+30
Half-time: 20% leading - 80% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 20% draw - 60% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 6
Al Nejmeh - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.802.20
Goals scored / match0.61.2
Goals conceded / match0.00.2
Average goals in match0.61.4
1 goal40%80%
2 goals20%40%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet100%80%
No goal60%20%
Goal difference+3+5
Half-time: 40% leading - 60% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 60% won - 40% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 3

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

Al Hikma
ScoredConceded
3
5
0-15
6
3
16-30
8
6
31-45
4
3
46-60
6
6
61-75
3
7
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (8 goli). Concedes most in 76-90 (7). Late-goal balance (76-90): -4 - late phases are a weakness.

Al Nejmeh
ScoredConceded
8
2
0-15
7
1
16-30
7
5
31-45
4
2
46-60
11
1
61-75
13
4
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (13 goli). Concedes most in 31-45 (5). Late-goal balance (76-90): +9 - wins late phases.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.51
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
0.9 : 1.6
Estimated goal split
home : away
103%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
40%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+20%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
57%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
6%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 17 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Al Hikma

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.06
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.06
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-4.5 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.25
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.31
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
97%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
118%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.10
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.2
Late goals
10% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 10% come in the first quarter-hour.
10%

Al Nejmeh

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.69
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.60
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-18.3 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.41
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.19
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
168%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
42%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.13
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.3
Late goals
26% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 16% come in the first quarter-hour.
26%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range are calculated from public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical match profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed matches from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (Lebanese Premier League).

Teams vs league

Al HikmaLigaAl Nejmeh
Average goals in match 2.612.44 2.41
Both teams scored 43%33% 37%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 52%43% 48%
Clean sheets 35%39% 56%
Goal before half-time 65%57% 59%
Goal after half-time 70%77% 70%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.44
Average goals per match
33%
Both teams scored
43%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
39%
Clean sheets
1.34
Home goals / match
1.10
Away goals / match
+22%
Home attack advantage
+18%
Home defence advantage
+14%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
57%
1 goal
29%
2 goals
15%
3 goals
4%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
77%
1 goal
39%
2 goals
18%
3 goals
3%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Recent meetings (2): Al Hikma 0 - 0 - 2 Al Nejmeh. Average goals 3.00, both teams scored in 50% matches.

FAQ

When do Al Hikma and Al Nejmeh play?

Al Hikma face Al Nejmeh on 18 April 2026 in Lebanese Premier League at Sour Stadium. The exact kick-off time in your timezone is shown at the top of the match page.

What is the head-to-head record between Al Hikma and Al Nejmeh?

In the last 2 head-to-head matches Al Hikma won 0, Al Nejmeh won 2 and 0 ended level. These games averaged 3.00 goals, with both teams scoring in 50% of them.

What do the goal statistics show before Al Hikma vs Al Nejmeh?

Al Hikma score 1.30 goals per game on average and Al Nejmeh 1.85. The Lebanese Premier League average is 2.44 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 43% of games. Both teams score in 43% of Al Hikma's matches and 37% of Al Nejmeh's.

What form are Al Hikma and Al Nejmeh in?

Over the last 5 games Al Hikma have a 2-1-2 record (1.40 points per game) and Al Nejmeh 3-2-0 (2.20 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Al Hikma vs Al Nejmeh?

Here you can check the pre-match numbers for Al Hikma vs Al Nejmeh: form, H2H, goals and Over/Under. The pick itself, value and reasoning are published in the NoFluffPicks app.