National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Al Ahli or Al Ittifaq Maqaba that keep their silverware dream alive.
Al Ahli and Al Ittifaq Maqaba should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
This is a match between teams from the same area, a local derby. The community is buzzing.
Al Ahli form and stats
Last season their Bahrain Cup adventure ended in the 8th finals.Al Ahli's struggle is real here at Al-Ahli Stadium with only 8 points collected from 9 Premier League games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 2-2-5.
The Ahli supporters enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Al Shabbab Manama in Premier League and win 2-0. Preceding that match was the home Premier League game against East Riffa that was lost 0-1.
Ahli has scored 9 league goals at home this season, in 9 matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only -1 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. On the other hand, Ahli have conceded 10 goals. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only -1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Al Ittifaq Maqaba form and stats
Last season their Bahrain Cup adventure ended in the qualifying round.Al Ittifaq Maqaba have only collected 7 points from their away games in the Premier League, after 2-1-11 (14 played). The sun doesn’t shine and the birds do not sing for Ittifaq, who have now gone ten games without a victory. The Al Tadamun Buri game was their last win and it’s been a dry spell since. It's all red in the travel logs of Al Ittifaq Maqaba, having lost seven matches in a row as the visiting team.
The visitors have scored 11 goals from 14 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only -1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. For Ittifaq, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only -1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
![]() M. Al Humaidan 3 goals | ![]() E. Anang 3 goals | ![]() A. Bouslimi 1 goals |
Al Ahli missing players
Al Ittifaq Maqaba missing players
| Al Ahli | Al Ittifaq Maqaba | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 15 | Played | P | 16 | 21 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Won | W | 3 | 3 | ||
| 4 | 4 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | ||
| 16 | 9 | Lost | L | 12 | 16 | ||
| 25 | 15 | Scored | S | 12 | 15 | ||
| 38 | 24 | Conceded | C | 37 | 50 | ||
| 96% | 93% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 95% | ||
| 72% | 73% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 81% | 76% | ||
| 48% | 53% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 69% | 62% | ||
| 36% | 40% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 38% | 38% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 12% | 19% | ||
| 44% | 53% | BTTS | BTTS | 38% | 38% | ||
| 16% | 20% | Clean Sheets | C S | 19% | 19% | ||
| 44% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 44% | 48% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.7 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 4 | 4 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 8.3 | 7.1 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6 | 6 | ||
| 2.9 | 2.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1 | 1 | ||
| 33% | 37% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 100% | 100% | ||
| 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-Hidd | 18 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 29 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 41 |
| 2 | Muharraq | 18 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 32 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 40 |
| 3 | Al Riffa | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 50 | 24 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 16 | 26 | 38 |
| 4 | Al-Najma | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 27 | 22 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 31 |
| 5 | East Riffa | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 8 | -2 | 25 |
| 6 | Manama | 18 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 18 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 16 | -4 | 20 |
| 7 | Al Ahli | 18 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 19 | 22 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 12 | -3 | 17 |
| 8 | Busaiteen | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 30 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 16 | -13 | 16 |
| 9 | Al Shabbab Manama | 18 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 15 | 37 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 22 | -22 | 14 |
| 10 | Al Hala | 18 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 31 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 18 | -16 | 10 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Muharraq | 18 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 50 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 5 | 41 | 45 |
| 2 | Al Riffa | 18 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 51 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 34 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 4 | 40 | 44 |
| 3 | Al Ahli | 18 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 35 | 10 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 32 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 42 |
| 4 | East Riffa | 18 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 38 | 22 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 32 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 40 |
| 5 | Busaiteen | 18 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 38 | 22 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 29 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 16 | 32 |
| 6 | Al Najma | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 29 | 19 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 31 |
| 7 | Manama | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 38 | 27 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 11 | 30 |
| 8 | Al Shabab | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 37 | 31 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 18 | 6 | 30 |
| 9 | Malkiya | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 29 |
| 10 | Al Hala | 18 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 29 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 28 |
| 11 | Al-Hidd | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 35 | 32 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 28 |
| 12 | Sitra | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 22 | 25 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 18 | -3 | 25 |
| 13 | Bahrain SC | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 26 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 5 | 22 |
| 14 | Budaiya | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 26 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 21 | -11 | 18 |
| 15 | Qalali | 18 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 19 | 40 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 16 | 26 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 14 | -21 | 12 |
| 16 | Al Ittihad | 18 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 41 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 30 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 11 | -25 | 10 |
| 17 | Al Ittifaq Maqaba | 18 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 43 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 34 | -31 | 8 |
| 18 | Isa Town | 18 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 54 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 45 | -43 | 5 |
| 19 | Al Tadamun Buri | 18 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 63 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 46 | -53 | 2 |