This promises to be an action-packed encounter for Al Riffa at Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium when the AFC Cup tournament arrives in town and Shabab Al Khaleel with it. Read all about the Group Stage match here!
It's no vacation for neither Al Riffa nor Shabab Al Khaleel as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Al Riffa form and stats
Riffa was eliminated in the group stage last season in the AFC Cup.24 points is a decent return from 10 Premier League games here at Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium for Al Riffa. The data says 7 wins, 3 draws and 0 losses.
Al Riffa are returning here after guesting Dhofar in a AFC Cup fixture and winning with a 3-2 scoreline.
Erik lost again Al Riffa are believed to win this game, given a winning chance of about 70% by the bookmakers. We have checked our records for their performance in similar circumstances and found 4 matches and the win/draw/lost stats: Won 4, drew 0 and lost 0.
The Al Riffa fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 17 goals in 10 league matches. Riffa are not conceding a lot of goals here at Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 6 from 10 matches.
Shabab Al Khaleel form and stats
Shabab Al Khaleel's travelling support has been rewarded for their time and money so far this season, having witnessed Shabab Al Khaleel collect 27 points from their 11 away matches in the West Bank League. 8 victories and 3 draws have created these points (and only 0 defeats).
Two away games in a row for Shabab Al Khaleel, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 0-1 versus Al Arabi SC in the AFC Cup.
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Shabab Al Khaleel has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 21 goals from 11 games. It's not easy to score on Shabab Al Khaleel as they have only conceded 6 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
Al Riffa missing players
Shabab Al Khaleel missing players
| Al Riffa | Shabab Al Khaleel | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 10 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 13 | 5 | Won | W | 9 | 17 | ||
| 8 | 4 | Drew | D | 3 | 6 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | ||
| 58 | 21 | Scored | S | 23 | 43 | ||
| 29 | 11 | Conceded | C | 7 | 13 | ||
| 92% | 90% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 92% | ||
| 84% | 80% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 69% | 68% | ||
| 60% | 70% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 31% | 36% | ||
| 52% | 60% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 23% | 20% | ||
| 28% | 20% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 15% | 8% | ||
| 52% | 60% | BTTS | BTTS | 38% | 32% | ||
| 44% | 40% | Clean Sheets | C S | 54% | 60% | ||
| 12% | 10% | Failed to Score | F T | 15% | 16% | ||
| 5.2 | 5.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.3 | 4.5 | ||
| 4.3 | 3.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2.2 | 2.6 | ||
| 1.7 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.1 | 2.1 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | ||
| 11.3 | 11.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.6 | 9.7 | ||
| 5.3 | 5.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.7 | 3.9 | ||
| 41% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 71% | 48% | ||
| 8.1 | 7.9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 4.8 | 5.6 | ||
| 2.9 | 2.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 1.9 | 2.2 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Al Arabi SC | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 2 | Dhofar | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | Al Riffa | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | Shabab Al Khaleel | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -4 | 0 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Al Riffa | 18 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 32 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 23 | 42 |
| 2 | Manama | 18 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 31 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 39 |
| 3 | Khalidiya | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 24 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 30 |
| 4 | Muharraq | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 22 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 27 |
| 5 | Al Hala | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 21 | 24 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 10 | -3 | 25 |
| 6 | East Riffa | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 24 |
| 7 | Budaiya | 18 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 19 | 29 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 14 | -10 | 17 |
| 8 | Al Ahli | 18 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 18 | 29 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 20 | -11 | 17 |
| 9 | Al-Hidd | 18 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 27 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 13 | -14 | 13 |
| 10 | Al-Najma | 18 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 31 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 15 | -19 | 8 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Shabab Al Khaleel | 22 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 41 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 6 | 32 | 54 |
| 2 | Jabal Al Mukaber | 22 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 53 | 24 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 16 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 28 | 8 | 29 | 51 |
| 3 | Hilal Al-Quds | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 47 | 25 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 16 | 22 | 41 |
| 4 | Shabab Alsamu | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 46 | 33 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 27 | 24 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 9 | 13 | 40 |
| 5 | Markez Balata | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 32 | 26 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 34 |
| 6 | Islami Kalkelea | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 26 | 31 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 18 | -5 | 28 |
| 7 | Shabab Al-Dhahiriya | 22 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 28 | 44 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 21 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 23 | -16 | 27 |
| 8 | Thagafi Tulkarm | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 28 | 35 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 23 | -7 | 26 |
| 9 | Al-Bireh | 22 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 24 | 35 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 23 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 12 | -11 | 19 |
| 10 | Shabab Al Am'ari | 22 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 34 | 45 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 23 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 22 | -11 | 16 |
| 11 | Tubas | 22 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 38 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 20 | -20 | 16 |
| 12 | Markaz Tulkarm | 22 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 20 | 52 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 24 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 28 | -32 | 16 |
