National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Sitra or Al Ittifaq Maqaba that keep their silverware dream alive.
Sitra form and stats
Sitra participated in Bahrain Cup the last season, where they reached the 8th finals.Sitra have played 9 Premier League games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 2-4-3 (wins-draws-losses).
Sitra are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 11 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. Sitra's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 10 times. For more goal stats, check 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 Ittifaq Maqaba form and stats
Al Ittifaq Maqaba's mission in Bahrain Cup last season failed in the qualifying round.Al Ittifaq Maqaba have only collected 7 points from their away games in the Premier League, after 2-1-11 (14 played). Ittifaq are desperate to end a ten-game winless run, as they haven't won a game since the Al Tadamun Buri fixture. It's all red in the travel logs of Ittifaq, having lost seven matches in a row as the visiting team.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Ittifaq as they have only managed to score 11 times from 14 away games in the league. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only -1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. For Ittifaq, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only -1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
Sitra missing players
Al Ittifaq Maqaba missing players
| Sitra | Al Ittifaq Maqaba | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 15 | 20 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Won | W | 2 | 2 | ||
| 7 | 5 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | ||
| 14 | 6 | Lost | L | 12 | 16 | ||
| 24 | 14 | Scored | S | 11 | 14 | ||
| 44 | 17 | Conceded | C | 37 | 50 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 95% | ||
| 84% | 77% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 87% | 80% | ||
| 44% | 31% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 73% | 65% | ||
| 28% | 23% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 40% | 40% | ||
| 12% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 13% | 20% | ||
| 48% | 54% | BTTS | BTTS | 40% | 40% | ||
| 12% | 15% | Clean Sheets | C S | 13% | 15% | ||
| 40% | 31% | Failed to Score | F T | 47% | 50% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | ||
| 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 | 18 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 50 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 5 | 41 | 45 |
| 2 | Al Riffa | 18 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 51 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 34 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 4 | 40 | 44 |
| 3 | Al Ahli | 18 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 35 | 10 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 32 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 42 |
| 4 | East Riffa | 18 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 38 | 22 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 32 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 40 |
| 5 | Busaiteen | 18 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 38 | 22 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 29 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 16 | 32 |
| 6 | Al Najma | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 29 | 19 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 31 |
| 7 | Manama | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 38 | 27 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 11 | 30 |
| 8 | Al Shabab | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 37 | 31 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 18 | 6 | 30 |
| 9 | Malkiya | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 29 |
| 10 | Al Hala | 18 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 29 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 28 |
| 11 | Al-Hidd | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 35 | 32 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 28 |
| 12 | Sitra | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 22 | 25 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 18 | -3 | 25 |
| 13 | Bahrain SC | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 26 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 5 | 22 |
| 14 | Budaiya | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 26 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 21 | -11 | 18 |
| 15 | Qalali | 18 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 19 | 40 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 16 | 26 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 14 | -21 | 12 |
| 16 | Al Ittihad | 18 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 41 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 30 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 11 | -25 | 10 |
| 17 | Al Ittifaq Maqaba | 18 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 43 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 34 | -31 | 8 |
| 18 | Isa Town | 18 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 54 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 45 | -43 | 5 |
| 19 | Al Tadamun Buri | 18 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 63 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 46 | -53 | 2 |