Al Riffa have traveled here for an interesting AFC Cup fight against East Riffa. Prepare for the match with this cup preview!
East Riffa form and stats
East Riffa have played 9 Premier League games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 4-2-3 (wins-draws-losses).
The home club members witnessed a 2-2 draw versus Hilal Al-Quds in the AFC Cup last time out and are looking for a win here.
Preceding that match, a home win hosting Teshrin in the AFC Cup.
East Riffa have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Sheikh Ali bin Mohammed Al Khalifa Stadium with 16 goals in 9 league matches. 12 goals have been conceded.
Al Riffa form and stats
Al Riffa's mission in AFC Cup last season failed in the group stage.Al Riffa's travelling support has been rewarded for their time and money so far this season, having witnessed Al Riffa collect 18 points from their 8 away matches in the Premier League. 5 victories and 3 draws have created these points (and only 0 defeats).
The followers enjoyed Al Riffa's previous game versus Shabab Al Khaleel, a AFC Cup win (3-1) played at home.
Ahead of that, the AFC Cup victory away at Dhofar.
The travelling fans enjoy Riffa's attacking play in away games, having scored 15 goals in 8 league matches away. Al Riffa are tight as a drum on their travels, having allowed the opposition only 3 goals away.
Head 2 Head
Riffa have pulled off a streak of 4 consecutive matches without defeat (1-3-0) when playing Al Riffa.East Riffa missing players
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| East Riffa | Al Riffa | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 15 | Played | P | 14 | 25 | ||
| 9 | 7 | Won | W | 7 | 13 | ||
| 9 | 3 | Drew | D | 4 | 8 | ||
| 7 | 5 | Lost | L | 3 | 4 | ||
| 39 | 28 | Scored | S | 30 | 54 | ||
| 29 | 19 | Conceded | C | 15 | 27 | ||
| 88% | 93% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 93% | 92% | ||
| 80% | 87% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 86% | 84% | ||
| 48% | 53% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 60% | ||
| 32% | 40% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 43% | 52% | ||
| 12% | 20% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 29% | 24% | ||
| 52% | 53% | BTTS | BTTS | 43% | 52% | ||
| 36% | 40% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 44% | ||
| 24% | 13% | Failed to Score | F T | 14% | 12% | ||
| 4.2 | 3.9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.6 | 5.7 | ||
| 5.2 | 4.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.4 | 4.3 | ||
| 2.2 | 2.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.6 | 1.7 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 7.7 | 9.1 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.8 | 11.4 | ||
| 3.1 | 3.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.2 | 5.4 | ||
| 50% | 53% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 35% | 37% | ||
| 7.8 | 8.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8.5 | 8.4 | ||
| 2.9 | 3.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.9 | 2.9 | ||
| 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 |
