Only a few games have been played in the Premier League so far, with Al Riffa placed 4th and Al-Hidd sitting in the 3rd position.
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.
There's local pride at stake here, as these teams are practically neighbours. Expect lots of passion from both players and supporters.
Al Riffa form and stats
OK but not perfect. That could be the conclusion for Al Riffa's two home games in the Premier League so far this season, having collected 4 points here at Madinat 'Isa Stadium.
Riffa drew their last game, also a home match. Malkiya (placed 9th) was the opponent, 0-0 the score. Ahead of that match, Riffa won a home game hosting Al-Najma (1-0).
It's still early days, but we have some goal stats for the Al Riffa at home in the league. 2 on target and 1 scored by the opposition; from 2 matches.
Al-Hidd form and stats
Al-Hidd's last game was the home draw against Busaiteen (0-0). Before that, Al-Hidd secured a home win against Manama with the score 3-0.
Head 2 Head
Riffa-Al-Hidd H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Al Riffa three wins, Al-Hidd three wins, four draws. six of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Al Riffa missing players
Al-Hidd missing players
| Al Riffa | Al-Hidd | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 3 | 3 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 33% | 33% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 0% | 67% |
| 33% | 33% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 0% | 67% |
| 33% | 33% | 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% |
| 33% | 33% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 33% |
| 67% | 67% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 67% |
| 67% | 67% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 33% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 0.7 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 5 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 0 | 5.7 |
| 1.5 | 1.5 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 2.3 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 43% |
| Al Riffa | Last season | Al-Hidd | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 18 | 9 | Played | P | 9 | 18 | ||
| 12 | 8 | Won | W | 6 | 13 | ||
| 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 3 | ||
| 50 | 29 | Scored | S | 14 | 29 | ||
| 24 | 8 | Conceded | C | 7 | 16 | ||
| 94% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 94% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 72% | ||
| 89% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 44% | 50% | ||
| 78% | 78% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 11% | 17% | ||
| 33% | 22% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 11% | 11% | ||
| 78% | 78% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 44% | ||
| 22% | 22% | Clean Sheets | C S | 56% | 44% | ||
| 6% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 11% | 11% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.8 | 1.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 1.9 | ||
| 3 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 8.9 | 8.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.9 | 10.6 | ||
| 4.4 | 4.1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.9 | 3.7 | ||
| 53% | 57% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 37% | 36% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | East Riffa | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| 2 | Busaiteen | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 |
| 3 | Al-Hidd | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | Al Riffa | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | Manama | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | Budaiya | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 7 | Al-Najma | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 2 |
| 8 | Muharraq | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| 9 | Malkiya | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | -5 | 1 |
| 10 | Al Ahli | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | -5 | 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-Hidd | 18 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 29 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 41 |
| 2 | Muharraq | 18 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 32 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 40 |
| 3 | Al Riffa | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 50 | 24 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 16 | 26 | 38 |
| 4 | Al-Najma | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 27 | 22 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 31 |
| 5 | East Riffa | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 8 | -2 | 25 |
| 6 | Manama | 18 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 18 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 16 | -4 | 20 |
| 7 | Al Ahli | 18 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 19 | 22 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 12 | -3 | 17 |
| 8 | Busaiteen | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 30 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 16 | -13 | 16 |
| 9 | Al Shabbab Manama | 18 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 15 | 37 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 22 | -22 | 14 |
| 10 | Al Hala | 18 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 31 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 18 | -16 | 10 |