Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Muharraq & Busaiteen face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Bahrain Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
There's local pride at stake here, as these teams are practically neighbours. Expect lots of passion from both players and supporters.
This has all the signs of an exciting fixture with lots of action and energy as both participants are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Let's start!
Muharraq form and stats
Last season their Bahrain Cup adventure ended in the quarter-finals.The story so far in the Premier League for Muharraq at their home stadium (Sheikh Ali bin Mohammed Al Khalifa Stadium) is 1 win, 0 draws and 0 defeats.
Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper not having conceded a league goal in 200 minutes.
Muharraq are returning here after visiting Al Hala and winning with a 1-0 scoreline.
Before that match, a home defeat in the Federation Cup against East Riffa.
At Sheikh Ali bin Mohammed Al Khalifa Stadium, Muharraq has the goal stats of 2-0 (for/against) from 1 league fixture.
Busaiteen form and stats
Busaiteen was sent out of Bahrain Cup in the round of 16 last season.Busaiteen played 1-1 against Malkiya in their previous match.
Earlier, the Bahrain Cup win away at Malkiya.
Head 2 Head
Muharraq have avoided defeat in the last 11 games (9-2-0) facing Busaiteen.Muharraq missing players
Busaiteen missing players
| Muharraq | Busaiteen | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 14 | 25 | ||
| 14 | 7 | Won | W | 7 | 12 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 3 | 5 | ||
| 7 | 2 | Lost | L | 4 | 8 | ||
| 41 | 22 | Scored | S | 26 | 40 | ||
| 24 | 6 | Conceded | C | 21 | 35 | ||
| 92% | 82% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 93% | 92% | ||
| 64% | 55% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 86% | 76% | ||
| 44% | 45% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 71% | 60% | ||
| 24% | 27% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 36% | ||
| 20% | 18% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 21% | 20% | ||
| 40% | 27% | BTTS | BTTS | 71% | 60% | ||
| 48% | 64% | Clean Sheets | C S | 21% | 32% | ||
| 20% | 27% | Failed to Score | F T | 14% | 16% | ||
| 6 | 6.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.5 | 4.1 | ||
| 3.5 | 3.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.3 | 4.3 | ||
| 1.2 | 0.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.1 | 2.5 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 3 | 4 | ||
| 9.2 | 8.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.5 | 9 | ||
| 3.6 | 3.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.2 | 3.9 | ||
| 42% | 58% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 43% | 41% | ||
| 6 | 5.6 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 7.7 | 7 | ||
| 2.6 | 2.1 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.9 | 3.4 | ||
| 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 |
