A home win is expected from this fixture if the league table is anything to judge by. The East Riffa fans are optimistic that the difference between 2nd and Malkiya's 8th place in the table will show on the pitch.
- East Riffa have the most scored goals (27) in Premier League
- Malkiya have the fewest points (0) away in Premier League
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.
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 2500 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
East Riffa form and stats
East Riffa, who have the most scored goals (27) in Premier League, have performed here at Sheikh Ali bin Mohammed Al Khalifa Stadium this season with 4 wins from 6 Premier League matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 1 game and lost 1. With a nice streak brewing from their home games, East Riffa are also looking for their fifth consecutive victory regardless of location. The opportunity of a proper winning streak is there for the hosts, with two straight wins here at Sheikh Ali bin Mohammed Al Khalifa Stadium.
The Riffa supporters enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Al Ahli in Premier League and win 2-0. Before that, Riffa had a home game versus Al-Hidd which ended with a victory 3-1.
The Riffa manager P. Carmona has got the team scoring with 13 from 6 home games in the league. Riffa have only conceded 4 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Malkiya form and stats
Malkiya, who have the fewest points (0) away in Premier League, are still without points from their Premier League away games. 5 games, 5 defeats. It's all red in the travel logs of Malkiya, having lost seven matches in a row as the visiting team.
Malkiya aren't clicking offensively as they have gone 320 league minutes without a goal. Issa Abd Al Wahab was the last player to find the net.
Malkiya play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 0-1 to Manama (placed 3rd). A draw for Malkiya before that, at their own venue hosting Budaiya (0-0).
Goals are few and far between in Malkiya's away league games. Only 1 goal from 5 travels. Malkiya have conceded 11 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
The last H2H meeting was Malkiya - East Riffa 2-4, played this season. Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: two wins for East Riffa, two draws and six wins for Malkiya. Over 2,5 goals: seven times; under 2,5 goals: three games.East Riffa missing players
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| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 15 | 6 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 5 | 15 |
| 10 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 5 | 7 |
| 27 | 13 | 4 | Scored | S | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| 15 | 4 | 1 | Conceded | C | 3 | 11 | 20 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 73% |
| 73% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 40% | 47% |
| 53% | 67% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 20% | 27% |
| 20% | 17% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 20% | 13% |
| 13% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 20% | 13% |
| 47% | 50% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 20% | 40% |
| 40% | 50% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 33% |
| 13% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 80% | 53% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.9 | 1.7 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.4 | 2.1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8.7 | 8.8 | 7.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 3.3 | 5.6 | 5.5 |
| 3.7 | 4 | 3.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.7 | 2 | 2.2 |
| 49% | 54% | 57% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 10% | 27% |
- All of East Riffa's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- East Riffa have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- East Riffa have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- East Riffa have scored in all their home matches so far.
- East Riffa have scored more than double the goals of Malkiya.
- East Riffa have the fewest matches under the total-line (6) in Premier League
- East Riffa have the most matches over the total-line (7) in Premier League
- East Riffa have the most scored goals (27) in Premier League
- East Riffa have the most scored goals in the first half (12) in Premier League
- East Riffa haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Malkiya have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Malkiya have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Malkiya have lost all their away matches so far.
- Malkiya have the fewest points (0) away in Premier League
- Malkiya have the the worst goal difference (-10) away in Premier League
- Malkiya haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
| 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 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 15 | 38 |
| 2 | East Riffa | 15 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 27 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 31 |
| 3 | Manama | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 24 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 10 | 29 |
| 4 | Al-Hidd | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 18 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 21 |
| 5 | Muharraq | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 20 |
| 6 | Al Ahli | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | -8 | 17 |
| 7 | Al-Najma | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | -9 | 14 |
| 8 | Malkiya | 15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 20 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 11 | -11 | 12 |
| 9 | Budaiya | 15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -11 | 12 |
| 10 | Busaiteen | 15 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 8 | -4 | 10 |