National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Sitra or Al Ittihad that keep their silverware dream alive.
Sitra form and stats
Last season their Bahrain Cup adventure ended in the qualifying round.When playing at home in the Premier League, Sitra have managed 2 wins, 4 draws and suffered 3 defeats from 9 games.
The Sitra crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 0-1 to Al Ittifaq Maqaba here at Riffa Club Stadium in a Bahrain Cup match.
Preceding that game was the home draw versus Al Shabbab Manama that ended 1-1.Sitra are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 11 goals in 9 games. 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.
Al Ittihad form and stats
Ittihad's mission in Bahrain Cup last season failed in the qualifying round.There's been little loot from Al Ittihad's travels as they have only collected 6 points from 9 away games in the Premier League. Al Ittihad only have 1 win to counter their 5 defeats and 3 draws.
There might be some fixture complaints from Al Ittihad as they are again playing away from home after losing on the road in their previous match, the Bahrain Cup match against Qalali (1-4).
A 1-2 loss hosting Qalali before that.Ittihad have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 9 league away games 10 goals have been scored. As for defending, Al Ittihad rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 14 goals from these away matches.
Head 2 Head
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| Sitra | Al Ittihad | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 10 | 20 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | ||
| 7 | 5 | Drew | D | 3 | 5 | ||
| 14 | 7 | Lost | L | 6 | 12 | ||
| 23 | 14 | Scored | S | 11 | 24 | ||
| 41 | 18 | Conceded | C | 18 | 40 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 80% | 90% | ||
| 80% | 71% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 60% | 75% | ||
| 40% | 29% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 60% | 70% | ||
| 24% | 21% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 30% | 40% | ||
| 8% | 7% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 30% | 30% | ||
| 44% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 60% | 65% | ||
| 12% | 14% | Clean Sheets | C S | 20% | 10% | ||
| 44% | 36% | Failed to Score | F T | 40% | 35% | ||
| 5 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.7 | 3.2 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.7 | 6 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 1.8 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 10 | 10 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9 | 8 | ||
| 4 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 3.5 | ||
| 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 21% | ||
| 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-Hidd | 18 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 37 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 8 | 21 | 39 |
| 2 | Muharraq | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 31 | 21 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 32 |
| 3 | Malkiya | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 23 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 3 | 27 |
| 4 | East Riffa | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 25 |
| 5 | Manama | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 20 | 24 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 7 | -4 | 24 |
| 6 | Al Riffa | 18 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 22 | 26 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 13 | -4 | 23 |
| 7 | Al Hala | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 22 | 31 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 16 | -9 | 20 |
| 8 | Busaiteen | 18 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 17 | 31 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 14 | -14 | 20 |
| 9 | Al Ahli | 18 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 15 | -5 | 19 |
| 10 | Sitra | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 25 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 15 | -5 | 18 |
| 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 | 31 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 24 | 45 |
| 2 | Malkiya | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 38 | 28 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 10 | 31 |
| 3 | Manama | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 33 | 20 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 13 | 29 |
| 4 | Al-Najma | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 22 |
| 5 | Al-Hidd | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 22 | 30 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 17 | -8 | 21 |
| 6 | Al Shabbab Manama | 15 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 15 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 12 | -1 | 20 |
| 6 | Budaiya | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Al Riffa | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 22 | 31 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 21 | -9 | 19 |
| 8 | East Riffa | 18 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 24 | 32 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 11 | -8 | 17 |
| 9 | Al Ittihad | 18 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 22 | 34 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 20 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 14 | -12 | 14 |
| 10 | Al Ahli | 18 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 19 | 36 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 19 | -17 | 10 |
| 11 | Al Najma | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 7 | -2 | 8 |
| 12 | Malkia | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 14 |
| 12 | Al Shabab | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 14 | Al-Ittihad | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -5 | 7 |
| 15 | Busaiteen | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 3 |