Struggling Busaiteen will be hoping to pull off an upset when they welcome high-flying East Riffa in the upcoming league round. It’s 8th vs 3rd and the home crowd will have moderate expectations.
Busaiteen form and stats
Busaiteen's results here at Sheikh Ali bin Mohammed Al Khalifa Stadium in the Premier League have been very modest with 1 victory, 2 draws and 4 defeats. The home stadium (Sheikh Ali bin Mohammed Al Khalifa Stadium) is supposed to be a fortress, but for Busaiteen it's been a house of straw as the last four games here have all been lost. Can they turn things around? Regardless of arena the trend is looking very unhealthy for Busaiteen with their six defeats in a row. Not since the Al Hala game, 230 days ago, have they avoided a loss.
The Busaiteen fans got no joy from their last match, a Premier League game also here at Sheikh Ali bin Mohammed Al Khalifa Stadium: A 0-2 defeat against Al-Najma (placed 5th). Ahead of that match, Busaiteen lost 1-2 at home to Muharraq.
The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Busaiteen here at Sheikh Ali bin Mohammed Al Khalifa Stadium in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (6 from 7 games). With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Busaiteen defense is not exactly impregnable. 12 goals conceded from 7 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
East Riffa form and stats
As the visiting team in Premier League matches, East Riffa have produced an overall stat of 2-1-2 so far.
Riffa have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper. It's been 188 minutes since they last conceded in Premier League.
It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Manama (placed 6th) in their previous outing. The Premier League match ended in a draw 0-0. Prior to that match, a home win 1-0 against Al Hala.
Riffa are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 6 away goals from 5 games (in the league). As opposed to that, Riffa have seen the ball go into their own net 5 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
These teams' last encounter with each other was the East Riffa - Busaiteen 2-1 earlier this season. Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Busaiteen won one game, three matches ended with a draw and East Riffa has six wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: seven / threeTop Goalscorers
  E. Martins da Cruz 2 goals |  M. Khalid Shahin 1 goals | S. Mahmeedi 1 goals |
Busaiteen missing players
East Riffa missing players
| Busaiteen | East Riffa | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 11 | 7 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 5 | 11 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | 4 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 11 | 6 | 1 | Scored | S | 5 | 6 | 14 |
| 19 | 12 | 5 | Conceded | C | 1 | 5 | 10 |
| 91% | 86% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 80% | 82% |
| 91% | 86% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 60% | 64% |
| 73% | 57% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 40% | 45% |
| 9% | 14% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 40% | 27% |
| 9% | 14% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 73% | 57% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 40% | 45% |
| 9% | 14% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 40% | 45% |
| 27% | 43% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 40% | 27% |
| 3.8 | 4.1 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 3.6 | 4.2 |
| 5.5 | 5.6 | 8.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 8 | 7 | 5.6 |
| 2 | 2.1 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2 | 1.7 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 56 | 43 | 20 | Total Shots | T S | 31 | 48 | 98 |
| 21 | 18 | 7 | Shots on Target | S O | 11 | 16 | 34 |
| 43% | 33% | 14% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 45% | 38% | 35% |
- Busaiteen has the most conceded goals (12) at home
- Busaiteen is in the worst form (0-0-6)
- East Riffa has the fewest points from losing position (0)
| 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 |