Struggling Al Hala will be hoping to pull off an upset when they welcome high-flying Al Riffa in the upcoming league round. It’s 9th vs 1st and the home crowd will have moderate expectations.
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Al Hala form and stats
With 2 wins, 1 draw and 6 defeats from their home games, Al Hala are certainly not brimming with confidence.The Al Hala crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 1-6 to Manama here at Madinat 'Isa Stadium in a Premier League match. Before that, Al Hala had a home game versus East Riffa which ended with a victory 2-0.
Al Hala have scored 8 goals here in 9 matches, not a lot. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 17 goals have been conceded.
Al Riffa form and stats
Al Riffa, who have the most points (19) away in Premier League, have been very strong on the road so far with a massive 19 points collected from 7 games. 6 wins, 1 draw and 0 defeats is the record so far. It could be a hat trick of victories away for Al Riffa, as they have won on their previous two travels.Al Riffa delivered a 1-1 draw playing at home against Al Shabbab Manama in their previous match; a Premier League game. Prior to that result Al Riffa won their away game at Manama. The scoreline was 2-1.
The Al Riffa manager Ali Ashour has got the team scoring on the road, with 17 away goals in 7 matches. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (5 so far).
Head 2 Head
The most recent history between these sides is the Al Hala - Al Riffa 1-2 played earlier this season. Al Hala-Al Riffa H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Al Hala 1 win, Al Riffa 6 wins, 3 draws.Top Goalscorers
 
Kamil Al Aswad
9 goals
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U. Agba
8 goals
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Samuel Araújo
4 goals
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Al Hala missing players
Al Riffa missing players
| Al Hala | Al Riffa | |||
| Total | Home | Statistic | Away | Total |
| 15 | 9 | Played | 7 | 14 |
| 14 | 8 | Scored | 17 | 29 |
| 28 | 17 | Conceded | 5 | 11 |
| 93% | 100% | Over 0.5 | 100% | 100% |
| 80% | 89% | Over 1.5 | 86% | 93% |
| 47% | 44% | Over 2.5 | 71% | 57% |
| 20% | 11% | Over 3.5 | 43% | 29% |
| 13% | 11% | Over 4.5 | 14% | 7% |
| 47% | 44% | Both teams to score | 57% | 64% |
| 27% | 22% | Clean Sheet | 43% | 36% |
| 33% | 33% | Failed To Score | 0% | 0% |
- Al Riffa hasn't played a single 0-0 game.
- Al Riffa is involved in more matches over 2.5 away, than home.
- Al Riffa has scored in all of their 7 away matches.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | D | P |
| 1 | Al Riffa | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 29 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 18 | 31 |
| 2 | Manama | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 31 | 20 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 31 |
| 3 | Al Najma | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 25 |
| 4 | Muharraq | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 27 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 24 |
| 5 | Al-Hidd | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 22 |
| 6 | Al Shabab | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 28 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 19 | -9 | 16 |
| 7 | East Riffa | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | -3 | 15 |
| 8 | Budaiya | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 24 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | -8 | 15 |
| 9 | Al Hala | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 28 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | -14 | 12 |
| 10 | Malkiya | 15 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 15 | 30 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 22 | -15 | 12 |
