Soccer match preview: Al Riffa confident before travelling to Al-Najma

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Competition: Bahrain Premier League
Competition: Mon 14.March
Match begins: 16:50 (UTC)
Venue: Madinat 'Isa Stadium (35580 seats)

Al-Najma played 0-1 scoreline vs Muharraq in their previous match, a match to learn from. The next assignment is this sturdy Al Riffa side.

Insights:
  • Al-Najma have the fewest clean sheets (1) in Premier League
  • Al Riffa have the fewest conceded goals (6) in Premier League

Al Riffa have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 3700 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.

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Al-Najma form and stats

When playing at home in the Premier League, Al-Najma, who have the fewest clean sheets (1) in Premier League, have managed 0 wins, 1 draw and suffered 3 defeats from 4 games. All in all it has been a very rough period for Al-Najma who hasn’t won a league-game in their last ten attempts. Their previous win was against Al-Hidd, 178 days ago.

Times are rough for the home team, having gone 261 minutes without scoring a league goal. Aoulad was the last player to find the net.

Al-Najma faced defeat in their previous match, away at Muharraq (0-1).

Before that, Al-Najma played out a draw 0-0 when visiting Manama.

Al-Najma has huge difficulties finding the net and are scoring on average only once per two home matches in the league: 1 goal from 4 games. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 7 goals have been conceded.

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Al Riffa form and stats

Al Riffa have an excellent away record in the Premier League so far with 4-3-0 from 7 games. Al Riffa has drawn their two previous away games.

It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Al-Hidd (placed 8th) in their previous outing. The match ended in a draw 2-2.

A 1-1 draw at Al Hala's stadium before that.

Al Riffa has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 13 goals from 7 games. Riffa are tight as a drum on their travels, having allowed the opposition only 3 goals away.

Head 2 Head

Al-Najma and Al Riffa have met earlier this season: Al-Najma - Al Riffa 0-3. Previous ten meetings involving these contenders: Al-Najma won two, Al Riffa were winners in eight and we saw zero draws. seven games with more than 2,5 goals, three matches with less than 2,5 goals.

Al-Najma missing players

Al Riffa missing players

Al-Najma Al Riffa
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
13 4 1 Played P 3 7 13
1 0 0 Won W 1 4 9
4 1 1 Drew D 2 3 4
8 3 0 Lost L 0 0 0
9 1 1 Scored S 7 13 22
22 7 1 Conceded C 3 3 6
92% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 86% 85%
77% 75% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 71% 54%
46% 25% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 43% 38%
15% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 67% 29% 31%
8% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 8%
54% 25% 100% BTTS BTTS 67% 29% 31%
8% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 33% 71% 69%
46% 75% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 14% 15%
 
4.1 3.8 3 Corners for (avg) C F 6 5.4 5.5
5.2 6.2 8 Corners against (avg) C A 7.3 6.4 5.2
2.3 2.5 3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.3 2.1 1.8
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
6.6 6.2 4 Shots (avg) S ( 11.3 10.3 9.2
1.9 1.5 2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5.7 5.1 4.2
36% 17% 50% Goal Efficiency G E 41% 36% 40%
 
10.3 10.8 8 Shots against (avg) S A 5.7 7.7 6.9
5.3 4.8 4 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 2.3 2.4 2.1
Key stats in Premier League this season:
  • Al Riffa have not yet lost a game.
  • 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 more than double the goals of Al-Najma.
  • Al Riffa have the fewest conceded goals (3) away in Premier League
  • Al Riffa have the fewest conceded goals (6) in Premier League
  • Al Riffa have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (1) in Premier League
  • Al Riffa have the most clean sheets (5) away in Premier League
  • Al Riffa have the most clean sheets (9) in Premier League
  • Al Riffa have the most matches over the total-line (5) in Premier League
  • Al Riffa have the most scored goals (13) away in Premier League
  • Al Riffa have the the best goal difference (+10) away in Premier League
  • Al Riffa have the the best goal difference (+16) in Premier League
  • Al-Najma have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Al-Najma have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
  • Al-Najma have the fewest clean sheets (0) at home in Premier League
  • Al-Najma have the fewest clean sheets (1) in Premier League
  • Al-Najma have the fewest points (1) at home in Premier League
  • Al-Najma have the fewest scored goals (1) at home in Premier League
  • Al-Najma have the the worst goal difference (-6) at home in Premier League
  • Al-Najma have yet to win a game at home.
  • Al-Najma haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.

  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 13 9 4 0 22 6 6 5 1 0 9 3 7 4 3 0 13 3 16 31
2 Manama 14 8 5 1 26 11 8 6 1 1 16 4 6 2 4 0 10 7 15 29
3 Khalidiya 13 7 3 3 17 7 8 5 2 1 13 3 5 2 1 2 4 4 10 24
4 Muharraq 13 7 2 4 17 10 5 2 1 2 7 4 8 5 1 2 10 6 7 23
5 East Riffa 14 6 3 5 20 17 8 4 2 2 15 10 6 2 1 3 5 7 3 21
6 Al Ahli 13 3 6 4 16 22 6 1 5 0 6 5 7 2 1 4 10 17 -6 15
7 Al Hala 13 3 5 5 11 17 8 2 3 3 8 11 5 1 2 2 3 6 -6 14
8 Al-Hidd 14 1 6 7 8 21 8 1 3 4 6 10 6 0 3 3 2 11 -13 9
9 Budaiya 14 2 2 10 11 24 6 1 1 4 7 12 8 1 1 6 4 12 -13 8
10 Al-Najma 13 1 4 8 9 22 4 0 1 3 1 7 9 1 3 5 8 15 -13 7