Read up on this absorbing game in the Premier League. Al Riffa is in the 2nd position from participating in four matches. They host Al Ahli who are placed 8th from three fixtures.
- Al Riffa have the fewest conceded goals (0) in Premier League
- Al Ahli have the most dropped points from leading position (4) in Premier League
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 Riffa form and stats
Seven points from three Premier League home games is a great start for Al Riffa, who are hoping to build on that form here at Sheikh Ali bin Mohammed Al Khalifa Stadium.
Riffa are confident in defense, having played 422 minutes without conceding a goal in the league.
Riffa's last game was hosting Khalidiya (placed 3rd) and winning 1-0.
Previous to that game, a Bahrain Cup home match hosting Al Hala in a game that was won 2-1.Riffa aren't scoring a lot here at Sheikh Ali bin Mohammed Al Khalifa Stadium in the league, with only 2 goals from 3 games. As for guarding their own goal, Riffa have only let in 0 goals at home.
Al Ahli form and stats
The last three matches for Al Ahli have all ended in a draw.
Ahli are travelling after their nice 4-0 home win in the Bahrain Cup against Al Ittifaq Maqaba. As mentioned above, Ahli was the only team on the pitch versus Al Ittifaq Maqaba in their previous game, winning 4-0. This could be a tougher task.
Ahead of that game was the 1-1 draw at home against Manama in the Premier League.Head 2 Head
Last ten meetings with these participants: Riffa won eight, Al Ahli triumphed in one and we saw one draw. six games with over 2,5 goals, four matches with two goals or less.Al Riffa missing players
Al Ahli missing players
| Al Riffa | Al Ahli | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | Played | P | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 50% | 67% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 50% | 33% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 6.5 | 6 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | 4 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 4.7 |
| 1.8 | 2 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 7.2 | 8.3 | 9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | 2 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 2.7 |
| 25% | 33% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 38% |
- Al Ahli have the most dropped points from leading position (4) in Premier League
- Al Riffa have the fewest conceded goals (0) in Premier League
- Al Riffa have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (0) in Premier League
- Al Riffa have the most clean sheets (3) at home in Premier League
- Al Riffa have the most clean sheets (4) in Premier League
- Al Riffa have the most matches under the total-line (4) in Premier League
- Al Riffa have the most points (7) at home in Premier League
| Al Riffa | Last season | Al Ahli | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 18 | 8 | Played | P | 9 | 18 | ||
| 14 | 6 | Won | W | 2 | 5 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 6 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 5 | 7 | ||
| 31 | 11 | Scored | S | 5 | 17 | ||
| 13 | 6 | Conceded | C | 12 | 25 | ||
| 94% | 88% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 89% | 89% | ||
| 83% | 62% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 67% | ||
| 50% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 22% | 33% | ||
| 17% | 12% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 11% | 28% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 6% | ||
| 56% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 22% | 44% | ||
| 44% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 33% | ||
| 6% | 12% | Failed to Score | F T | 56% | 33% | ||
| 6 | 5.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.7 | 3.7 | ||
| 3.2 | 3.9 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.3 | 5.4 | ||
| 1.6 | 1.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 2.2 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 11.9 | 12.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8 | 7.1 | ||
| 5.6 | 5.6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.8 | 3 | ||
| 28% | 23% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 20% | 29% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Manama | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
| 2 | Al Riffa | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| 3 | Khalidiya | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 4 | Al-Najma | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 5 | East Riffa | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 6 | Al Hala | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| 7 | Budaiya | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 4 |
| 8 | Al Ahli | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | Al-Hidd | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
| 10 | Muharraq | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Last season | 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 | 18 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 31 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 7 | 18 | 45 |
| 2 | East Riffa | 18 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 32 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 35 |
| 3 | Manama | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 26 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 31 |
| 4 | Muharraq | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 24 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 27 |
| 5 | Al-Hidd | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 26 | 23 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 27 |
| 6 | Al Ahli | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 25 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 12 | -8 | 21 |
| 7 | Budaiya | 18 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 8 | -8 | 17 |
| 8 | Al-Najma | 18 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 31 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 17 | -14 | 15 |
| 9 | Malkiya | 18 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 26 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 17 | -15 | 13 |
| 10 | Busaiteen | 18 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 22 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 12 | -5 | 12 |