National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's East Riffa or Al-Hidd that keep their silverware dream alive.
East Riffa and Al-Hidd 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.
East Riffa form and stats
East Riffa participated in Bahrain Cup the last season, where they reached the final.0 victories, 1 draw and 0 defeats. That’s what East Riffa have to build on here at Madinat 'Isa Stadium in the Premier League.
The East Riffa manager Motroc and his pawns return home after a 0-0 draw away versus Budaiya.
Before that one, a fine away victory at Muharraq. A Federation Cup game. The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how East Riffa have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 12 games) they have won 5 times, drawn 1 and lost 6.
At Madinat 'Isa Stadium, East Riffa has the goal stats of 1-1 (for/against) from 1 league fixture.
Al-Hidd form and stats
They also participated in Bahrain Cup last season. This ended in the quarter-finals.0 wins, 0 draws and 1 loss. That’s the product of Al-Hidd playing as the away team in the Premier League this season.
Al-Hidd won their last game, 1-0 versus Manama played at home.
Before that game, the win at home hosting Al Ittihad in the Federation Cup (3-0). We have checked recent matches where Al-Hidd have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 9 games were 1 victory, 2 draws and 6 defeats.
{0 goals} so far away for Al-Hidd, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 2. All from 1 league match away.
Head 2 Head
Previous ten meetings involving these contenders: Riffa won four, Al-Hidd triumphed in four and we saw two draws. six games with more than 2,5 goals, four matches with less than 2,5 goals.
East Riffa missing players
Al-Hidd missing players
| East Riffa | Al-Hidd | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 8 | 5 | Won | W | 5 | 9 | ||
| 10 | 4 | Drew | D | 3 | 7 | ||
| 7 | 5 | Lost | L | 3 | 9 | ||
| 34 | 24 | Scored | S | 16 | 34 | ||
| 29 | 21 | Conceded | C | 18 | 36 | ||
| 88% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 91% | 96% | ||
| 76% | 93% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 91% | 80% | ||
| 40% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 55% | 48% | ||
| 24% | 36% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 36% | 32% | ||
| 12% | 21% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 27% | 20% | ||
| 56% | 71% | BTTS | BTTS | 64% | 52% | ||
| 32% | 21% | Clean Sheets | C S | 9% | 16% | ||
| 24% | 7% | Failed to Score | F T | 36% | 36% | ||
| 4.5 | 4.1 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.2 | 4 | ||
| 5.2 | 4.9 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.3 | 5.9 | ||
| 2.2 | 2.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.7 | 2.4 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 3 | 5 | ||
| 7.4 | 8.9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.4 | 7.4 | ||
| 2.8 | 3.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.7 | 2.9 | ||
| 46% | 49% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 56% | 39% | ||
| 8.1 | 9.1 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.2 | 9.9 | ||
| 3 | 3.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.7 | 4.6 | ||
| 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 |
