The Premier League league table might not tell the truth so early on, but it's the best truth we have so far. Manama and Budaiya are placed 5th and 6th respectively.
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.
These teams are located so close to each other that their supporters eat in the same restaurants, hang out at the same night clubs and give birth at the same hospitals. This means added importance to the game and a vibrant atmosphere.
Manama form and stats
Manama are returning here after visiting Muharraq in a Premier League game and winning with a 2-1 scoreline. Sensational by Manama last match, beating Muharraq away as big underdogs. A Bahrain Cup defeat was the result before that one, 0-3 away at Al-Hidd.
Budaiya form and stats
The visitors settled for one point in their first Premier League away game of the season. During their previous season 10 away games resulted in 2 wins, 2 draws and 6 defeats.
Did you know that the longest clean sheet streak is 1816 minutes? This record is held by Mazaropi when he played in Vasco da Gama. Budaiya goalkeeper is eager to challenge this, with his 237 minutes of keeping balls out from the net.
Budaiya had fun at their own home (Madinat 'Isa Stadium) last time out, beating Al-Najma 1-0. Before that, Budaiya travelled to Muharraq and returned home with a draw after the game finished 0-0.
It's early days yet, but Budaiya has scored 0 and conceded 0 goals from their travels in the league so far (1 game).
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last five meetings: four - one - zero (Manama wins - draws - Budaiya wins). As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two had two or less.Manama missing players
Budaiya missing players
| Manama | Budaiya | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 67% | 0% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 0% | 67% |
| 67% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 67% | 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% |
| 67% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 33% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 100% | 67% |
| 33% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 100% | 67% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 3 | 2.7 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 0 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 7 | 3.3 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 3 | 1.3 |
| 33% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| Manama | Last season | Budaiya | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 18 | 9 | Played | P | 10 | 18 | ||
| 4 | 4 | Won | W | 2 | 4 | ||
| 8 | 4 | Drew | D | 2 | 3 | ||
| 6 | 1 | Lost | L | 6 | 11 | ||
| 18 | 12 | Scored | S | 9 | 18 | ||
| 22 | 6 | Conceded | C | 23 | 39 | ||
| 72% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 80% | 89% | ||
| 61% | 44% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 80% | 78% | ||
| 39% | 22% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 80% | 72% | ||
| 28% | 22% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 44% | ||
| 11% | 22% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 30% | 33% | ||
| 50% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 60% | 67% | ||
| 39% | 56% | Clean Sheets | C S | 20% | 11% | ||
| 39% | 44% | Failed to Score | F T | 40% | 33% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2 | 2.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.1 | 1.9 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 6.7 | 7.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.8 | 11.4 | ||
| 2.4 | 2.6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 4.6 | ||
| 32% | 35% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 25% | ||
| 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 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| 2 | Busaiteen | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 |
| 3 | Al-Hidd | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | Al Riffa | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | Manama | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | Budaiya | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 7 | Al-Najma | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 2 |
| 8 | Muharraq | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| 9 | Malkiya | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | -5 | 1 |
| 10 | Al Ahli | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 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 |
| 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 Riffa | 17 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 35 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 7 | 22 | 37 |
| 2 | Manama | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 24 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 16 | 11 | 34 |
| 3 | Muharraq | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 33 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 15 | 31 |
| 4 | Al-Hidd | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 29 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 28 |
| 5 | Al Najma | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 27 | 23 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 4 | 28 |
| 6 | East Riffa | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 25 |
| 7 | Al Shabab | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 22 | 32 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 23 | -10 | 19 |
| 8 | Al Hala | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 29 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | -11 | 19 |
| 9 | Budaiya | 18 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 18 | 39 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 23 | -21 | 15 |
| 10 | Malkiya | 18 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 15 | 34 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 22 | -19 | 13 |