East Riffa are unlocking their away locker room to Al Hala for yet another vital game following their 3-1 result against 10th-placed Al Hala.
- East Riffa have the most points from losing position (13) in Premier League
- Al Hala have the most dropped points from leading position (14) in Premier League
It's no vacation for neither Riffa nor Al Hala as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
East Riffa form and stats
East Riffa's results here at Sheikh Ali bin Mohammed Al Khalifa Stadium in the Premier League have been very modest with 2 victories, 3 draws and 6 defeats. When East Riffa hosts teams that live in the bottom of the table (like Budaiya, East Riffa and Bahrain SC), they have won 1 of 2 matches!
East Riffa's previous game was also played at home, ending 3-1 versus Al Hala (placed 10th). The home side are looking to build on that result. Just what the doctor ordered, as that was the first three points in the league after failing to win six games in a row.
A 1-1 draw away before that, with Manama the opponent.The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how East Riffa have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 7 matches with the results: Won 4, drawn 1 and lost 2.
Low on goals? Looking at this club's last 16 league games, 12 have produced two goals or less.
The Riffa fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 14 in 11 matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the East Riffa defense is not exactly impregnable. 18 goals conceded from 11 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Al Hala form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Al Hala so far with only 10 points returning home. The records show 2-4-5 (win-draw-lose). It's looking increasingly bleak for Al Hala who now has to deal with a four game losing streak. Al-Hidd was the last time a defeat was avoided.
There might be some fixture complaints from Hala as they are again playing away from home after losing on the road in their previous game, 1-3 against East Riffa.
Preceding that game, the 1-4 loss visiting Al Riffa's place.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 5 similar matches played by Al Hala in our archives, and the results are: 2 wins for Al Hala, 3 draws and 0 defeats.
Lots of goals? This club have played 5 consecutive league games all having at least three goals (over 2.5 goals).
Hala find the net regularly in their away games. 13 goals from 11 away fixtures in the league. Al Hala struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 19 goals conceded from these games.
Head 2 Head
Riffa - Al Hala 3-1 was the story when these squads formerly did battle, earlier this season. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: five - one - four (East Riffa wins - draws - Al Hala wins). As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six had two or less.
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| East Riffa | Al Hala | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 22 | 11 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 11 | 22 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 9 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 8 | 6 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 5 | 11 |
| 24 | 14 | 4 | Scored | S | 3 | 13 | 22 |
| 26 | 18 | 1 | Conceded | C | 2 | 19 | 34 |
| 86% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 91% | 91% |
| 55% | 73% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 82% | 68% |
| 27% | 36% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 55% | 50% |
| 23% | 27% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 45% | 32% |
| 14% | 18% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 18% | 14% |
| 45% | 55% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 64% | 55% |
| 27% | 9% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 18% | 23% |
| 41% | 36% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 27% | 32% |
| 5.2 | 5.1 | 8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 3.8 | 3.4 |
| 4.3 | 3.7 | 1.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.5 | 4.7 | 4.9 |
| 2.3 | 2.7 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.2 | 2.1 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5.5 | 6.1 | 6.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.5 | 5.4 | 4.5 |
| 2.4 | 2.3 | 3.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.5 | 2.7 | 2.1 |
| 46% | 56% | 57% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 27% | 43% | 47% |
| 5.5 | 5 | 1 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 7.5 | 5.9 | 5 |
| 2.6 | 3.1 | 1 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 1.5 | 3.5 | 2.8 |
- Al Hala have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Al Hala have the most dropped points from leading position (14) in Premier League
- East Riffa have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- East Riffa have the fewest clean sheets (0) at home in Premier League
- East Riffa have the most points from losing position (13) in Premier League
- East Riffa haven’t played a single 0-0 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 Khalidiyah | 22 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 45 | 23 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 12 | 22 | 42 |
| 2 | Manama | 22 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 35 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 19 | 41 |
| 3 | Muharraq | 22 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 34 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 6 | 22 | 40 |
| 4 | Al Riffa | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 37 | 19 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 18 | 39 |
| 5 | Sitra | 22 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 30 | 20 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 38 |
| 6 | Al Ahli | 22 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 24 | 23 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 1 | 31 |
| 7 | Al Shabbab Manama | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 21 | 25 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 10 | -4 | 27 |
| 8 | Al-Hidd | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 29 | 38 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 21 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 17 | -9 | 27 |
| 9 | East Riffa | 22 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 24 | 26 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 8 | -2 | 24 |
| 10 | Al Hala | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 22 | 34 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 19 | -12 | 21 |
| 11 | Bahrain SC | 22 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 22 | 32 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 17 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 15 | -10 | 19 |
| 12 | Budaiya | 22 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 10 | 65 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 29 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 36 | -55 | -1 |
