Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Al Riffa & Al Ittifaq Maqaba face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Bahrain Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
These teams are located so close to each other that their supporters eat in the same restaurants, hang out at the same night clubs and give birth at the same hospitals. This means added importance to the game and a vibrant atmosphere.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Al Riffa form and stats
Riffa participated in Bahrain Cup the last season, where they reached the semi-finals.The story so far in the Premier League for Al Riffa at their home stadium (Madinat 'Isa Stadium) is 1 win, 0 draws and 0 defeats.
Al Riffa's previous fixture was a Bahrain Cup game also played at their own stadium, ending 3-0 versus Al Ittifaq Maqaba. The home side hope to to repeat that performance.
Before that match, a loss in the away fixture against Al Seeb in the AFC Cup.
Al Riffa has scored {1 goals} so far and conceded {0 goals} from 1 home game. These are numbers from the league only.
Al Ittifaq Maqaba form and stats
Last season their Bahrain Cup adventure ended in the round of 16.Playing away, Al Ittifaq Maqaba have won 0 games, drawn 1 and suffered 0 defeats in the Second Division this season.
Two away matches in a row for Al Ittifaq Maqaba, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 0-3 against Al Riffa in the Bahrain Cup.
Preceding that game, the 1-1 draw paying a visit to Al Tadamun Buri.The home team is given a winning chance of about 80 percent by the betting public. This does not leave much hope for the visitors, but some teams enjoy the outsider role and perform well in it. Looking at similar away games for Ittifaq we find 4 games. Results are 0 Al Ittifaq Maqaba wins, 0 draws and 4 defeats.
As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, Al Ittifaq Maqaba has managed {1 goals} and let in 1 from 1 match.
Head 2 Head
The fixture lists shows this result when the sides faced each other earlier this season; Al Riffa - Al Ittifaq Maqaba 3-0. Stats for the preceeding two meetings between these two teams are: two wins for Al Riffa, zero draws and zero wins for Al Ittifaq Maqaba. Over 2,5 goals: two times; under 2,5 goals: zero games.
Al Riffa missing players
Al Ittifaq Maqaba missing players
| Al Riffa | Al Ittifaq Maqaba | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 10 | 25 | ||
| 12 | 7 | Won | W | 4 | 7 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Drew | D | 2 | 8 | ||
| 6 | 1 | Lost | L | 4 | 10 | ||
| 41 | 22 | Scored | S | 12 | 30 | ||
| 31 | 10 | Conceded | C | 12 | 41 | ||
| 92% | 91% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | ||
| 80% | 73% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 70% | 80% | ||
| 52% | 64% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 40% | 48% | ||
| 44% | 45% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 10% | 24% | ||
| 20% | 18% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 10% | 20% | ||
| 48% | 55% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 64% | ||
| 40% | 45% | Clean Sheets | C S | 20% | 20% | ||
| 20% | 9% | Failed to Score | F T | 30% | 24% | ||
| 6.3 | 7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.1 | 5 | ||
| 4.3 | 3.1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.1 | 4.3 | ||
| 1.8 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 1.7 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 11.7 | 13.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.6 | 8.3 | ||
| 5.3 | 6.1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.4 | 4 | ||
| 31% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 27% | 29% | ||
| 8.5 | 8.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.8 | 8.7 | ||
| 3.5 | 3.4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 4 | ||
| 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 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 2 | Al Ahli | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Al Riffa | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | Al Shabbab Manama | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | Khalidiya | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | Al-Hidd | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| 7 | Budaiya | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | East Riffa | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | Bahrain SC | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 1 |
| 10 | Al Hala | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| 11 | Sitra | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| 12 | Manama | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 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 | Al Ittifaq Maqaba | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 2 | Malkiya | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | A'Ali | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | Busaiteen | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | Al Ittihad | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | Al Reef | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| 7 | Al-Najma | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Alhassam | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | Qalali | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | Al Tadamun Buri | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 1 |
| 11 | Isa Town | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 1 |
| 12 | Al Tadhamun | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 |
