Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Muharraq & Al Riffa 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.
This should be an engrossing game with lots of action and energy as both squads are well refreshed since they last played a game. Bring it on!
Muharraq form and stats
Muharraq was eliminated in the quarter-finals last season in the Bahrain Cup.Muharraq are steadily winning Premier League games and points here at Madinat 'Isa Stadium. 3 wins, 3 draws and 0 defeats is the summary from 6 games.
A draw after 90 minutes last time out for Muharraq, who played 0-0 against Sitra. That match was also played at this venue (Madinat 'Isa Stadium).
In the match before that, Muharraq hosted Al Ahli and drew the Premier League game 1-1.Muharraq have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Madinat 'Isa Stadium with 10 goals in 6 league matches. From these home matches, Muharraq have conceded only 3 goals.
Al Riffa form and stats
Al Riffa was sent out of Bahrain Cup in the semi-finals last season.The visitors are W4-D0-L1 on the road this term. That's in the Premier League.
Riffa are travelling after their nice 3-1 home win in the game against Khalidiya.
A 0-1 loss hosting East Riffa before that.Al Riffa has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 9 goals from 5 games. Riffa are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 3 times in 5 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Muharraq two wins, five draws and Al Riffa three victories. As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five games had two or less.
Muharraq missing players
Al Riffa missing players
| Muharraq | Al Riffa | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 13 | 8 | Won | W | 6 | 13 | ||
| 7 | 4 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Lost | L | 3 | 7 | ||
| 39 | 23 | Scored | S | 19 | 45 | ||
| 23 | 9 | Conceded | C | 16 | 33 | ||
| 88% | 86% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 64% | 64% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 82% | 76% | ||
| 40% | 36% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 55% | 60% | ||
| 24% | 14% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 55% | 48% | ||
| 20% | 7% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 18% | 20% | ||
| 48% | 43% | BTTS | BTTS | 55% | 56% | ||
| 48% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 18% | 20% | ||
| 16% | 21% | Failed to Score | F T | 27% | 28% | ||
| 7.2 | 7.9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.4 | 6.1 | ||
| 4.4 | 4.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.2 | 3.8 | ||
| 1.8 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | ||
| 7.1 | 6.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.6 | 9.9 | ||
| 3 | 2.9 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.4 | 4.7 | ||
| 44% | 45% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 38% | ||
| 5 | 4.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 5.6 | 6.9 | ||
| 1.9 | 1.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.2 | 3.3 | ||
| 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 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 23 |
| 2 | Manama | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 12 | 21 |
| 3 | Al Riffa | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 19 |
| 4 | Khalidiya | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 18 |
| 5 | Sitra | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 17 |
| 6 | Al-Hidd | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | -3 | 17 |
| 7 | Al Hala | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 15 |
| 8 | Al Ahli | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 11 | -1 | 15 |
| 9 | East Riffa | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | -4 | 11 |
| 10 | Bahrain SC | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -2 | 10 |
| 11 | Al Shabbab Manama | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | -4 | 10 |
| 12 | Budaiya | 11 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 29 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 14 | -24 | 2 |
