Muharraq and Al Riffa are ready to display their new recruits and abilities: It's their first game of the Premier League season.
This is a match between teams from the same area, a local derby. The community is buzzing.
Muharraq form and stats
In the previous season, Muharraq's league statistics were 7 wins, 6 draws and 5 losses, resulting in 4th spot in the Premier League. From these 18 matches they scored 24 goals and let in 15. Appearing as the host team in the former season Muharraq managed 5-2-2 (win-draw-lost) with 13 goals and 6 conceded.
Al Riffa form and stats
Last season was a triumph for Al Riffa in the national league as they took home the Premier League trophy. The championship was secured after 14 wins, 3 draws and only 1 defeat. As this is an away game, it's natural to look at the stats for away matches last season: Won 8, drew 2 and lost 0.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: four - four - two (Muharraq wins - draws - Al Riffa wins). As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five had two or less.Muharraq missing players
Al Riffa missing players
| Muharraq | Al Riffa | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 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% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Muharraq | Last season | Al Riffa | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 18 | 9 | Played | P | 10 | 18 | ||
| 7 | 5 | Won | W | 8 | 14 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Drew | D | 2 | 3 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | ||
| 24 | 13 | Scored | S | 20 | 31 | ||
| 15 | 6 | Conceded | C | 7 | 13 | ||
| 89% | 89% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 94% | ||
| 67% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 83% | ||
| 39% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 50% | ||
| 22% | 22% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 20% | 17% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | ||
| 50% | 44% | BTTS | BTTS | 60% | 56% | ||
| 33% | 44% | Clean Sheets | C S | 40% | 44% | ||
| 28% | 22% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 6% | ||
| 5.8 | 5.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.5 | 6 | ||
| 5.1 | 4.9 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2.8 | 3.2 | ||
| 1.9 | 1.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 1.6 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 9.7 | 10.9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.6 | 11.9 | ||
| 4.4 | 5.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.7 | 5.6 | ||
| 30% | 28% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 32% | 28% | ||
| 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 Ahli | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Al Hala | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Al Riffa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Al-Hidd | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Al-Najma | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Budaiya | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | East Riffa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Khalidiya | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Manama | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Muharraq | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 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 | 18 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 31 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 7 | 18 | 45 |
| 2 | East Riffa | 18 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 32 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 35 |
| 3 | Manama | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 26 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 31 |
| 4 | Muharraq | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 24 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 27 |
| 5 | Al-Hidd | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 26 | 23 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 27 |
| 6 | Al Ahli | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 25 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 12 | -8 | 21 |
| 7 | Budaiya | 18 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 8 | -8 | 17 |
| 8 | Al-Najma | 18 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 31 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 17 | -14 | 15 |
| 9 | Malkiya | 18 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 26 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 17 | -15 | 13 |
| 10 | Busaiteen | 18 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 22 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 12 | -5 | 12 |