Only a few games have been played in the Premier League so far, with East Riffa placed 4th and Al Ahli sitting in the 9th 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.
East Riffa form and stats
The first Premier League game here at Sheikh Ali bin Mohammed Al Khalifa Stadium resulted in a draw. Last season East Riffa's home game statistics were 4 victories, 2 draws and 4 defeats from 10 games.
It's back home for East Riffa, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Al Hala away with the result 2-1. Preceding that game was the home draw versus Al-Najma that ended 1-1.
At Sheikh Ali bin Mohammed Al Khalifa Stadium, East Riffa has the goal stats of 1-1 (for/against) from 1 league fixture.
Al Ahli form and stats
The Premier League season is young and Al Ahli have only just started going through their travel schedule, with 2 away games done and still no victory. 1 draw and 1 defeat so far.
Impressive finishing secured the home win 2-1 against Muharraq in their previous game. A 0-2 defeat away at Al-Hidd before that.
It's early days yet, but Al Ahli has scored 1 and conceded 3 goals from their travels in the league so far (2 games).
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: three wins for Riffa, four draws and three wins for Al Ahli. Over 2,5 goals: three times; under 2,5 goals: seven games.East Riffa missing players
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| East Riffa | Al Ahli | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 50% | 100% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 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% |
| 50% | 100% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 50% | 50% |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 50% | 50% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.5 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1.5 | 1.5 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 6 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 50% | 50% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 17% | 17% |
| East Riffa | Last season | Al Ahli | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 18 | 10 | Played | P | 9 | 18 | ||
| 7 | 4 | Won | W | 3 | 5 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | ||
| 7 | 4 | Lost | L | 6 | 11 | ||
| 18 | 9 | Scored | S | 10 | 19 | ||
| 20 | 12 | Conceded | C | 12 | 22 | ||
| 83% | 80% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 94% | ||
| 56% | 60% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 61% | ||
| 44% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 44% | 44% | ||
| 28% | 20% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 28% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | ||
| 39% | 40% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 33% | ||
| 39% | 40% | Clean Sheets | C S | 11% | 22% | ||
| 39% | 40% | Failed to Score | F T | 56% | 50% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.8 | 1.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 1.7 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 10 | 10.1 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10 | 7.7 | ||
| 3.6 | 3.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 2.7 | ||
| 25% | 20% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 33% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Busaiteen | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 |
| 2 | Al-Hidd | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | Al Riffa | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | East Riffa | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | Al-Najma | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Muharraq | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | Manama | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| 8 | Budaiya | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| 9 | Al Ahli | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 1 |
| 10 | Malkiya | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 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 |