There's been ups and downs for these two teams so far this season, occupying positions near the middle of the Premier League table so far. Here's the Al Riffa - Al Ahli latest:
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.
This is a match between teams from the same area, a local derby. The community is buzzing.
Al Riffa form and stats
When playing at home in the Premier League, Al Riffa, who have the most scored goals (22) in Premier League, have managed 3 wins, 0 draws and suffered 1 defeat from 4 games.
Al Riffa travelled for their previous game, a trip to Al-Hidd that ended 1-1. Prior to that, an away loss at Al-Najma in the Premier League.
Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Premier League game versus Al Ahli in only four days. This game is also played here at Sheikh Ali bin Mohammed Al Khalifa Stadium.
Al Riffa are an "over 2,5 goals" team alone here at Sheikh Ali bin Mohammed Al Khalifa Stadium in their league games, having scored an impressive 12 goals in 4 matches. Al Riffa's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 4 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Al Ahli form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team, who have the the best goal difference (+6) away in Premier League, on their Premier League travels is 3 wins, 0 draws and 1 defeat. Winning streaks in away matches are not that common, but Al Ahli are close to a proper streak after winning their two previous away games.
Al Ahli play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 2-1 victory visiting Al Hala (placed 10th). A 1-3 loss hosting Al Riffa before that.
The Al Ahli manager A. Bahlol has got the team scoring on the road, with 9 away goals in 4 league matches. It's not easy to score on Al Ahli as they have only conceded 3 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
The two sides played each other earlier this season: Al Ahli - Al Riffa 1-3. Last ten meetings between the teams: Al Riffa won seven, Al Ahli won three and zero draws. five games with over 2,5 goals, five matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
 M. Al Humaidan 3 goals | E. Anang 3 goals |  K. Al Aswad 2 goals |
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| Al Riffa | Al Ahli | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 8 | 4 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 4 | 9 |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 22 | 12 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 9 | 13 |
| 16 | 4 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 3 | 11 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 89% |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 75% | 67% |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 75% | 67% |
| 88% | 75% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 50% | 44% |
| 50% | 25% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 88% | 75% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 50% | 56% |
| 12% | 25% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 25% | 22% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 25% | 33% |
| 6.6 | 5.8 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 5 | 4.6 |
| 3 | 3.5 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 2.2 | 3.7 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1.5 | 1.7 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 43 | 15 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 55 | 71 |
| 23 | 5 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 24 | 28 |
| 61% | 80% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 38% | 36% |
- Al Ahli has the fewest conceded goals (3) away
- Al Ahli has the most dropped points from leading position (8)
- Al Ahli has the the best goal difference (+6) away
- Al Ahli have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Al Ahli have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded away.
- Al Ahli have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded away.
- Al Ahli haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Al Riffa has the fewest matches under the total-line (0)
- Al Riffa has the most points from losing position (6)
- Al Riffa has the most scored goals (22)
- Al Riffa has the most scored goals in the second half (13)
- Al Riffa have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Al Riffa have scored in all their matches so far.
- Al Riffa have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
- Al Riffa haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- All of Al Riffa's matches have had more than 2,5 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-Hidd | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 22 |
| 2 | Muharraq | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 19 |
| 3 | East Riffa | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 16 |
| 4 | Al Riffa | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 22 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 12 |
| 5 | Al-Najma | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 12 |
| 6 | Al Ahli | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 11 |
| 7 | Manama | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | -1 | 11 |
| 8 | Busaiteen | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | -5 | 8 |
| 9 | Al Shabbab Manama | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 14 | -15 | 7 |
| 10 | Al Hala | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 12 | -9 | 5 |