The visiting Al Riffa side should be favourites in this visit to Busaiteen, as the away team holds a 13 point advantage from their seven league games this season.
- Busaiteen have not yet lost a game at home.
- Al Riffa has the most scored goals (7) away in Premier League
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
This is a local derby, usually meaning added tension and importance.
Busaiteen form and stats
OK but not perfect. That could be the conclusion for Busaiteen'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.
0-0 away at Al Ahli before that.
It's still early days, but we have some goal stats for the Busaiteen at home in the league. 6 on target and 1 scored by the opposition; from 2 matches.
Al Riffa form and stats
Al Riffa are yet to lose a point on their Premier League travels this season with 3 wins from 3 away games. Riffa have been producing wins at home as well, producing a total of six victories in a row regardless of arena.
Prior to that result Riffa won their away game at Al-Najma. The scoreline was 2-1.
Riffa have scored more than twice on average per away game (in the league), an impressive attacking display. They have 7 goals from 3 away matches. Al Riffa have conceded 3 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Busaiteen won five games, one match ended with a draw and Al Riffa has four wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: six / fourBusaiteen missing players
Al Riffa missing players
| Busaiteen | Al Riffa | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 7 | 2 | 1 | Played | P | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 6 | 0 | Scored | S | 5 | 7 | 11 |
| 7 | 1 | 0 | Conceded | C | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 71% | 50% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 86% |
| 43% | 50% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 57% |
| 29% | 50% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 100% | 57% |
| 14% | 50% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 33% | 14% |
| 14% | 50% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 29% | 50% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 100% | 57% |
| 29% | 50% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 43% |
| 71% | 50% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 14% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.4 | 2 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1 | 1.3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8.9 | 9.5 | 6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.5 | 9.7 | 9.7 |
| 3.3 | 6 | 2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5 | 4.7 | 4.3 |
| 30% | 50% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 50% | 35% |
- Al Riffa has the most scored goals (7) away in Premier League
- Al Riffa has the the best goal difference (+4) away in Premier League
- Al Riffa have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Al Riffa have scored in all their away matches so far.
- Al Riffa have won all their away games so far.
- Al Riffa is in the best form (6-0-0)
- All of Al Riffa's away-matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
- Busaiteen have not yet lost a game at home.
| 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 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 19 |
| 2 | East Riffa | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 16 |
| 3 | Manama | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 |
| 4 | Budaiya | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| 5 | Muharraq | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| 6 | Al-Hidd | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -1 | 8 |
| 7 | Al-Najma | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 8 |
| 8 | Busaiteen | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 9 | Al Ahli | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -7 | 5 |
| 10 | Malkiya | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 10 | -8 | 5 |