The Al Riffa manager Ali Ashour attacks this game with the team placed 7th so far. In the visitors dressing room Al Shabbab Manama are in 9th place before this match.
The hosts Al Riffa saw competitive action as recent as four days ago, playing in the Premier League. This match was also played here at Sheikh Ali bin Mohammed Al Khalifa Stadium. With two consecutive home games the intense schedule is somewhat softened. Still, Al Shabbab Manama have had more rest.
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 Sheikh Ali bin Mohammed Al Khalifa Stadium.
The points were shared in Al Riffa's previous game, also at home. Visiting East Riffa (placed 3rd) travelled back with a point after a 2-2 scoreline. Before that, Al Riffa had a home game versus Al Hala which ended with a victory 5-0.
Al Riffa has scored 7 goals so far and conceded 2 goals from 2 home games. These are numbers from the league only.
Al Shabbab Manama form and stats
Still no away game victory in the Premier League for Al Shabbab Manama with 1 draw and 1 loss from their first 2 attempts.
Al Shabbab Manama are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 0-0 draw at Manama (placed 6th). It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Muharraq wasn't a success with a 3-5 loss.
3 goals so far away for Al Shabbab Manama, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 5. All from 2 league matches away.
Head 2 Head
Last eight meetings between the teams: Al Riffa won 4, Al Shabbab Manama won 2 and 2 draws. 3 games with over 2,5 goals, 5 matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  Kamil Al Aswad 11 goals |  U. Agba 8 goals |  Mahdi Abd Al Jabar 6 goals |
Al Riffa missing players
Al Shabbab Manama missing players
| Al Riffa | Al Shabbab Manama | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Played | P | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 | 7 | 5 | Scored | S | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 9 | 2 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 5 | 9 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 50% | 75% |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 50% | 50% |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 50% | 50% |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 50% | 50% |
| 75% | 50% | 100% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 50% | 25% |
| 75% | 50% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 50% | 25% |
| 25% | 50% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 50% | 50% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 50% | 50% |
| 8.5 | 8 | 10 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 0 | 5.5 | 5.5 |
| 2.2 | 3 | 4 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 0 | 4 | 5.5 |
| 1.5 | 1 | 1 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | 7 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 10 | 26 |
| 13 | 3 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 4 | 11 |
| 54% | 67% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 75% | 36% |
- Al Riffa has the fewest matches under the total-line (0)
- Al Riffa has the most scored goals (12)
- Al Riffa has the most scored goals in the second half (10)
- Al Shabbab Manama has the most conceded goals in the first half (7)
| Al Riffa | Last season | Al Shabbab Manama | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 18 | 9 | Played | P | 10 | 18 | ||
| 12 | 5 | Won | W | 1 | 5 | ||
| 4 | 3 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 7 | 9 | ||
| 39 | 19 | Scored | S | 10 | 22 | ||
| 15 | 8 | Conceded | C | 23 | 32 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 89% | ||
| 94% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 90% | 83% | ||
| 61% | 56% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 70% | 67% | ||
| 28% | 22% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 40% | 44% | ||
| 11% | 11% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 20% | 11% | ||
| 61% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 70% | 56% | ||
| 39% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 17% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 30% | 39% | ||
| 5 | 5.5 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 6 | 5.8 | ||
| 4.9 | 5.4 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 6.7 | 6.3 | ||
| 2.3 | 2.5 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 1.2 | 1 | ||
| 4 | 3 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 199 | 106 | Total Shots | T S | 51 | 87 | ||
| 104 | 58 | Shots on Target | S O | 20 | 39 | ||
| 29% | 28% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 38% | ||
| 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 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 |
| 2 | Busaiteen | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 3 | East Riffa | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| 4 | Al Ahli | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 5 | Muharraq | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| 6 | Manama | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 7 | Al Riffa | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 4 |
| 8 | Al-Najma | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 9 | Al Shabbab Manama | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -5 | 4 |
| 10 | Al Hala | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 12 | -10 | 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 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 35 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 7 | 22 | 37 |
| 2 | Manama | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 24 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 16 | 11 | 34 |
| 3 | Muharraq | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 33 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 15 | 31 |
| 4 | Al-Hidd | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 29 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 28 |
| 5 | Al Najma | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 27 | 23 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 4 | 28 |
| 6 | East Riffa | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 25 |
| 7 | Al Shabab | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 22 | 32 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 23 | -10 | 19 |
| 8 | Al Hala | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 29 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | -11 | 19 |
| 9 | Budaiya | 18 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 18 | 39 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 23 | -21 | 15 |
| 10 | Malkiya | 18 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 15 | 34 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 22 | -19 | 13 |