Al Riffa and Manama have both delivered a "par" performance so far, to use a golfing expression. Both hold mid-table positions in the 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
Al Riffa, who have the most scored goals (29) in Premier League, have collected 12 points from their Premier League home games so far after 4-0-1. Two home wins in a row for Riffa bring valid hopes of a third.
Al Riffa travelled for their previous game, a trip to Muharraq that ended 1-1. In the game before, an away victory match versus Al Hala with a 3-2 scoreline.
Goals are plentiful at Madinat 'Isa Stadium in the league this season as Riffa has scored 15 goals here in 5 home games. 5 goals have been conceded.
Manama form and stats
0 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses. That’s the product of Manama playing as the away team in the Premier League this season.
Did you know that the longest clean sheet streak is 1816 minutes? This record is held by Mazaropi when he played in Vasco da Gama. Manama goalkeeper is eager to challenge this, with his 180 minutes of keeping balls out from the net.
Manama played 0-0 against East Riffa in their previous match. Prior to that match, a home win 1-0 against Al-Najma.
The visitors have scored 3 goals from 5 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. As for defending, Manama rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 8 goals from these away matches.
Head 2 Head
This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Manama - Al Riffa 4-3. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Al Riffa five wins, two draws and Manama three victories. As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), seven games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  K. Al Aswad 2 goals | S. Baqer 1 goals |  M. Mohamed Ali Hasan 1 goals |
Al Riffa missing players
Manama missing players
| Al Riffa | Manama | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 11 | 5 | 0 | Played | P | 1 | 5 | 11 |
| 6 | 4 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 29 | 15 | 0 | Scored | S | 1 | 3 | 13 |
| 20 | 5 | 0 | Conceded | C | 1 | 8 | 13 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 80% | 73% |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 80% | 64% |
| 91% | 100% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 40% | 36% |
| 82% | 80% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 20% | 27% |
| 45% | 20% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 18% |
| 91% | 80% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 60% | 55% |
| 9% | 20% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 20% | 36% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 40% | 36% |
| 7.1 | 6.6 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 1 | 4 | 3.5 |
| 3.2 | 3.6 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 11 | 5.2 | 5.3 |
| 1.9 | 1.8 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.4 | 1.7 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 77 | 31 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 5 | 37 | 83 |
| 38 | 11 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 2 | 12 | 29 |
| 55% | 64% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 25% | 31% |
- Al Riffa has the fewest matches under the total-line (1)
- Al Riffa has the most matches over the total-line (8)
- Al Riffa has the most points from losing position (9)
- Al Riffa has the most scored goals (15) at home
- Al Riffa has the most scored goals (29)
- Al Riffa has the most scored goals in the first half (13)
- Al Riffa has the most scored goals in the second half (15)
- Al Riffa has the the best goal difference (+10) at home
- Al Riffa have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- 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 scored more than double the goals of Manama.
- 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 home-matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
- Manama has the most matches under the total-line (7)
- Manama have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Manama have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Manama have yet to win a game away.
| 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 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 28 |
| 2 | Muharraq | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 26 |
| 3 | East Riffa | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 20 |
| 4 | Al Riffa | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 29 | 20 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 19 |
| 5 | Al-Najma | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 15 |
| 6 | Manama | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 15 |
| 7 | Al Ahli | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 6 | -1 | 11 |
| 8 | Busaiteen | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | -8 | 8 |
| 9 | Al Shabbab Manama | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 26 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 16 | -17 | 7 |
| 10 | Al Hala | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 13 | -11 | 5 |