National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Busaiteen or Al Hala that keep their silverware dream alive.
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.
Busaiteen form and stats
Busaiteen participated in Bahrain Cup the last season, where they reached the quarter-finals and lost against Manama.The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the Premier League this season. Busaiteen have only managed 2 wins, 3 draws and 4 losses from their games here.
Busaiteen lost their last game at Al-Hidd after a 0-2 scoreline. In the game before, an away victory in the Premier League match versus Al Shabbab Manama with a 1-0 scoreline.
Busaiteen are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 9 goals in 9 games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only -1 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Busaiteen defense is not exactly impregnable. 14 goals conceded from 9 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only -1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Al Hala form and stats
They also participated in Bahrain Cup last season. This ended in the 8th finals, when Qalali drew the shortest straw.There's been little loot from Al Hala's travels as they have only collected 3 points from 9 away games in the Premier League. Al Hala only have 0 wins to counter their 6 defeats and 3 draws. Travelling has not been lucrative for the away team as they have returned home without a win in ten away games in a row. Three has not been a lucky number for Hala as they have been defeated three times in a row since the Al Shabbab Manama match.
This game can not go any worse than the last one, a Premier League home defeat versus Al-Najma with 1-2 on the scoreboard. Preceding that, the 1-2 home loss versus Muharraq.
Goals are few and far between in Hala's away league games. Only 3 goals from 9 travels. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only -1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. The Hala manager has some worries about the defense as 18 goals have been conceded in these travels. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only -1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Busaiteen won three games, five matches ended with a draw and Al Hala has two wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: four / sixBusaiteen missing players
Al Hala missing players
| Busaiteen | Al Hala | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 6 | ||
| 7 | 5 | Drew | D | 4 | 5 | ||
| 13 | 6 | Lost | L | 7 | 14 | ||
| 24 | 11 | Scored | S | 6 | 25 | ||
| 42 | 20 | Conceded | C | 21 | 42 | ||
| 88% | 85% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 84% | ||
| 80% | 77% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 76% | ||
| 60% | 46% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 42% | 56% | ||
| 24% | 23% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 24% | ||
| 8% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 17% | 20% | ||
| 60% | 46% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 48% | ||
| 20% | 23% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 28% | ||
| 32% | 46% | Failed to Score | F T | 58% | 40% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.9 | 1.9 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.4 | 2.5 | ||
| 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 7.1 | 7.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 4.1 | 5.9 | ||
| 2.7 | 2.9 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0.8 | 2.2 | ||
| 29% | 31% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 43% | 43% | ||
| 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 |