National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Muharraq or Al Riffa 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.
This has all the signs of an absorbing game with lots of spark and excitement as both teams are well recovered since they last saw competitive action. Bring it on!
Muharraq form and stats
Muharraq was eliminated in the quarter-finals last season in the Bahrain Cup.The story so far in the Premier League for Muharraq at their home stadium (Stād al-Bahrayn al-Watanī) is 1 win, 1 draw and 2 defeats.
Muharraq drew their last game, 1-1 away at Budaiya.
Previous to that game, a Premier League home match hosting Al Ahli in a game that was won 4-0.The Muharraq fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 6 goals in 4 league matches. Muharraq's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 4 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Al Riffa form and stats
Nothing but glory last season for Riffa, as they won the Bahrain Cup.Al Riffa are still undefeated on their travels in the Premier League. They have only played two games though, winning one and drawing the other.
Riffa play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 3-0 victory visiting Al-Najma.
That result followed a home victory 3-0 versus Malkiya in the Federation Cup.Al Riffa have the goal stats of 3-0 (for/against) from 2 business trips in the league at this early stage of the season.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: four - four - two (Muharraq wins - draws - Al Riffa wins). As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five 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 | ||
| 14 | 9 | Won | W | 7 | 17 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Drew | D | 4 | 7 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | ||
| 50 | 32 | Scored | S | 30 | 55 | ||
| 23 | 12 | Conceded | C | 8 | 20 | ||
| 92% | 93% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 91% | 92% | ||
| 80% | 79% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 91% | 84% | ||
| 56% | 64% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 45% | 52% | ||
| 40% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 27% | 28% | ||
| 20% | 29% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 18% | 12% | ||
| 44% | 36% | BTTS | BTTS | 45% | 52% | ||
| 52% | 57% | Clean Sheets | C S | 55% | 48% | ||
| 12% | 14% | Failed to Score | F T | 9% | 8% | ||
| 4.6 | 5.1 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.8 | 5.8 | ||
| 3.8 | 4.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.3 | 3.5 | ||
| 1.7 | 1.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 1.9 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 9 | 9.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 14.8 | 13.4 | ||
| 3.9 | 4.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 6.9 | 5.9 | ||
| 52% | 54% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 34% | 34% | ||
| 6.3 | 6.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 6.2 | 7.2 | ||
| 2.5 | 2.4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.3 | 2.4 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Al Riffa | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 17 |
| 2 | Manama | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 15 |
| 3 | East Riffa | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 |
| 4 | Khalidiya | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 9 |
| 5 | Muharraq | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 6 | Al Hala | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -2 | 8 |
| 7 | Al-Hidd | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 7 |
| 8 | Al-Najma | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | -5 | 6 |
| 9 | Budaiya | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -4 | 5 |
| 10 | Al Ahli | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | -7 | 4 |
