This could be an interesting match as Al Ahli have their presumed home advantage while Al Riffa are ahead 24 points in the Premier League table.
- Al Ahli have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Al Riffa have the fewest conceded goals (10) in Premier League
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
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.
Al Ahli form and stats
Al Ahli have played 7 Premier League games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 2-3-2 (wins-draws-losses). Their last two home games have resulted in two points, meaning they were both draws.
The fans are hoping that Ahli will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 1-3 away loss in the Premier League game against Muharraq (placed 4th). Heartbreak before that as Al Ahli lost 0-2 at East Riffa's place.
Ahli are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 7 goals in 7 games. 10 goals have been conceded.
Al Riffa form and stats
Rock solid. That's the only way to describe the travels of Al Riffa so far, with 8-1-0 (wins-draws-losses) so far. Those are Premier League statistics.
Riffa play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 2-0 victory visiting Al-Hidd (placed 5th). Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Busaiteen that ended 1-1.
Riffa have scored more than twice on average per away game (in the league), an impressive attacking display. They have 18 goals from 9 away matches. It's not easy to score on Riffa as they have only conceded 5 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
The two sides played each other earlier this season: Ahli - Al Riffa 1-3. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Ahli one win, zero draws and Al Riffa nine victories. As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five games had two or less.Al Ahli missing players
Al Riffa missing players
| Al Ahli | Al Riffa | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 16 | 7 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 9 | 16 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 8 | 13 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | 7 | 2 | Scored | S | 2 | 18 | 27 |
| 22 | 10 | 5 | Conceded | C | 0 | 5 | 10 |
| 88% | 86% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 94% |
| 62% | 57% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 81% |
| 25% | 29% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 44% | 44% |
| 19% | 29% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 11% | 12% |
| 6% | 14% | 100% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 38% | 57% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 56% | 50% |
| 38% | 43% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 44% | 50% |
| 38% | 14% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 6% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.3 | 2.3 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 1.8 | 1.7 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7.5 | 6.7 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12 | 11.7 | 11.5 |
| 3 | 3.3 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5 | 5.6 | 5.3 |
| 22% | 25% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 32% | 29% |
- Al Ahli have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Al Riffa have not yet lost a game away.
- Al Riffa have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Al Riffa have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Al Riffa have scored in all their away matches so far.
- Al Riffa have scored more than double the goals of Al Ahli.
- Al Riffa have the fewest conceded goals (10) in Premier League
- Al Riffa have the fewest conceded goals (5) away in Premier League
- Al Riffa have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (3) in Premier League
- Al Riffa have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (7) in Premier League
- Al Riffa have the fewest points from losing position (0) in Premier League
- Al Riffa have the most points (25) away in Premier League
- Al Riffa have the most scored goals (18) away in Premier League
- Al Riffa have the the best goal difference (+13) away in Premier League
- Al Riffa have the the best goal difference (+17) in Premier League
- Al Riffa haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- All of Al Riffa's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
| 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 | 16 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 17 | 41 |
| 2 | East Riffa | 16 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 30 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 15 | 34 |
| 3 | Manama | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 10 | 30 |
| 4 | Muharraq | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 23 |
| 5 | Al-Hidd | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 20 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 13 | -1 | 21 |
| 6 | Al Ahli | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 12 | -10 | 17 |
| 7 | Al-Najma | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 10 | -9 | 15 |
| 8 | Budaiya | 16 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -11 | 13 |
| 9 | Malkiya | 16 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 23 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 14 | -14 | 12 |
| 10 | Busaiteen | 16 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 14 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 8 | -4 | 11 |