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.
This has all the signs of an intriguing fixture with lots of action and excitement as both contenders are well renewed since they last played a game. Let's go!
These teams are so close in distance that this match is special, a derby with local pride the main prize.
Al Ahli form and stats
Last season, Ahli's Bahrain Cup journey ended in the final.Three Premier League home games done for Al Ahli, who are not happy collecting 3 points from these matches. The home fans are hungry for more even though Ahli have been steadily collecting points here through three straight draws.
Ahli drew their last game, also a home match. Manama was the opponent, 1-1 the score.
The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a Premier League home game that ended 1-1 versus Budaiya.The Ahli fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 3 in 3 matches. 3 goals have been conceded.
Al Ittifaq Maqaba form and stats
They also participated in Bahrain Cup last season. This ended in the 8th finals.There's been little loot from Al Ittifaq Maqaba's travels as they have only collected 7 points from 14 away games in the Premier League. Al Ittifaq Maqaba only have 2 wins to counter their 11 defeats and 1 draw. Ittifaq are desperate to end a ten-game winless run, as they haven't won a game since the Al Tadamun Buri fixture.
Al Ittifaq Maqaba are travelling after their nice 2-0 home win in the Bahrain Cup against Al Tadamun Buri.
It was a Bahrain Cup defeat before that one as the away game against Al Ahli wasn't a success with a 0-2 loss.The attacking power of Ittifaq when travelling is not overwhelming with 11 goals scored from 14 league matches away. Al Ittifaq Maqaba have conceded 34 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
Al Ahli missing players
Al Ittifaq Maqaba missing players
| Al Ahli | Al Ittifaq Maqaba | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 17 | 23 | ||
| 7 | 5 | Won | W | 3 | 4 | ||
| 10 | 7 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | ||
| 8 | 2 | Lost | L | 13 | 17 | ||
| 26 | 19 | Scored | S | 12 | 17 | ||
| 33 | 17 | Conceded | C | 39 | 52 | ||
| 92% | 93% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 76% | 79% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 82% | 78% | ||
| 32% | 36% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 65% | 57% | ||
| 24% | 29% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 35% | 35% | ||
| 4% | 7% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 12% | 17% | ||
| 52% | 71% | BTTS | BTTS | 35% | 35% | ||
| 28% | 29% | Clean Sheets | C S | 18% | 22% | ||
| 28% | 7% | Failed to Score | F T | 47% | 48% | ||
| 3.4 | 2.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2 | 3.7 | ||
| 5.6 | 5.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 4 | ||
| 2.4 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.7 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 6.7 | 6.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 3.5 | 5.7 | ||
| 3 | 3.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0.5 | 1.7 | ||
| 34% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 100% | 60% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Manama | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 2 | Al-Najma | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 3 | Al Hala | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 4 | Al Riffa | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 5 | East Riffa | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | Khalidiya | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | Al Ahli | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | Muharraq | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| 9 | Al-Hidd | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 1 |
| 10 | Budaiya | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 1 |
| 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 |