The Premier League league table might not tell the truth so early on, but it's the best truth we have so far. East Riffa and Al Riffa are placed 1st and 2nd respectively.
- East Riffa has the most scored goals (8) in Premier League
East Riffa and Al Riffa should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
East Riffa form and stats
Seven points from three Premier League home games is a great start for East Riffa, who are hoping to build on that form here at Stād al-Bahrayn al-Watanī. Riffa has recorded two wins in a row here at Stād al-Bahrayn al-Watanī, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.
Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper not having conceded a league goal in 197 minutes.
East Riffa's last game was hosting Busaiteen (placed 6th) and winning 3-0. Ahead of that match, Riffa won a home game hosting Al Ahli (3-0).
The Riffa manager P. Carmona has got the team scoring with 7 from 3 home games in the league. Defensively Riffa have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (1 in 3 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Al Riffa form and stats
Al Riffa have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper. It's been 180 minutes since they last conceded in Premier League.
The supporters enjoyed Riffa's previous game versus Al-Hidd (placed 3rd), a Premier League 1-0 win played at home. That result followed a home victory 1-0 versus Malkiya.
Head 2 Head
As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's two East Riffa victories, five draws and three Al Riffa wins. Over/under statistics; five of these games ended with three goals or more, five matches with two goals or less.East Riffa missing players
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| East Riffa | Al Riffa | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 7 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 0% | 75% |
| 75% | 100% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| 50% | 67% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 25% | 33% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| 75% | 67% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 75% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.8 | 1.3 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 1.7 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 7.3 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 0 | 9.7 |
| 3.2 | 3.7 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 62% | 64% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 17% |
- East Riffa has the most scored goals (7) at home in Premier League
- East Riffa has the most scored goals (8) in Premier League
- East Riffa has the most scored goals in the first half (4) in Premier League
- East Riffa has the the best goal difference (+6) at home in Premier League
- East Riffa has the the best goal difference (+7) in Premier League
| East Riffa | Last season | Al Riffa | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 18 | 10 | Played | P | 9 | 18 | ||
| 7 | 4 | Won | W | 4 | 12 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 2 | 2 | ||
| 7 | 4 | Lost | L | 3 | 4 | ||
| 18 | 9 | Scored | S | 21 | 50 | ||
| 20 | 12 | Conceded | C | 16 | 24 | ||
| 83% | 80% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 89% | 94% | ||
| 56% | 60% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 89% | 94% | ||
| 44% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 78% | 89% | ||
| 28% | 20% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 78% | 78% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 44% | 33% | ||
| 39% | 40% | BTTS | BTTS | 78% | 78% | ||
| 39% | 40% | Clean Sheets | C S | 22% | 22% | ||
| 39% | 40% | Failed to Score | F T | 11% | 6% | ||
| 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 | 2.1 | 1.8 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 3 | 3 | ||
| 10 | 10.1 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9 | 8.9 | ||
| 3.6 | 3.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.7 | 4.4 | ||
| 25% | 20% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 53% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | East Riffa | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
| 2 | Al Riffa | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| 3 | Al-Hidd | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 4 | Manama | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 5 | Muharraq | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 6 | Busaiteen | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | Budaiya | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 4 |
| 8 | Al Ahli | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -4 | 4 |
| 9 | Al-Najma | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -2 | 2 |
| 10 | Malkiya | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | -8 | 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 |