Sitra reset their brains and bodies for this following their 0-0 result against Al Riffa, a match they learned a lot from. Will they show it against Al Riffa?
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Sitra and Al Riffa.
Sitra form and stats
When playing at home in the Premier League, Sitra have managed 3 wins, 4 draws and suffered 2 defeats from 9 games. Sitra has a nice streak going on as they have played eleven consecutive leaguegames without losing (regardless of home/away).
A draw after 90 minutes last time out for Sitra, who played 0-0 against Al Riffa. That match was also played at this venue (Sheikh Ali bin Mohammed Al Khalifa Stadium).
Before that one, a nice away win at East Riffa. A Federation Cup match.
It should be taken into account that a peek at the 12 most recent league fixtures shows that 10 of them qualified as a both teams to score: NO result (only one or none of the teams scored).
Sitra are not conceding a lot of goals here at Sheikh Ali bin Mohammed Al Khalifa Stadium in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 7 from 9 matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Al Riffa form and stats
4 wins, 3 draws and 1 loss. That’s the product of Al Riffa playing as the away team in the Premier League this season. Al Riffa are enjoying a nice run from their away games now, having played eight in a row without losing.
It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Sitra (placed 3rd) in their previous outing. The match ended in a draw 0-0.
Before that match, 3-3 away against A'Ali in the Federation Cup.
Considering a bet on a low-scoring game? 5 league games in a row with this side have had zero, one or two goals.
Al Riffa has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 12 goals from 8 games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (6 so far).
Head 2 Head
Al Riffa - Sitra 1-1 was the end result in these participants' previous head-to-head game, earlier this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Sitra two wins, one draw and Al Riffa seven victories. As for goals, eight matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two games had two or less.
Sitra missing players
Al Riffa missing players
| Sitra | Al Riffa | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 18 | 10 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 9 | 18 |
| 8 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| 8 | 5 | 2 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 22 | 9 | 2 | Scored | S | 1 | 12 | 22 |
| 12 | 7 | 2 | Conceded | C | 1 | 6 | 15 |
| 78% | 70% | 50% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 50% | 78% | 89% |
| 61% | 40% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 56% | 61% |
| 33% | 30% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 33% | 33% |
| 17% | 20% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 33% | 22% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 39% | 30% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 44% | 44% |
| 56% | 60% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 44% | 33% |
| 28% | 40% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 33% | 33% |
| 4.4 | 4.1 | 3.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6 | 4.8 | 5.5 |
| 4.6 | 4.1 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 3.6 | 3.9 |
| 1.8 | 2 | 4.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.3 | 1.6 |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 5.6 | 4.8 | 1.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5 | 6.3 | 6.9 |
| 2.8 | 2.2 | 1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 3.3 | 3.2 |
| 44% | 41% | 100% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 40% | 38% |
| 5.3 | 4.2 | 2.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 4 | 3.6 | 4.8 |
| 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 1 | 1.8 | 2.2 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Manama | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 28 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 6 | 16 | 34 |
| 2 | Al Khalidiyah | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 32 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 14 | 31 |
| 3 | Sitra | 17 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 22 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 10 | 31 |
| 4 | Muharraq | 16 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 23 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 15 | 30 |
| 5 | Al Riffa | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 22 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 27 |
| 6 | Al Ahli | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 22 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 1 | 27 |
| 7 | Al Shabbab Manama | 17 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 18 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 23 |
| 8 | Al Hala | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 12 | -5 | 21 |
| 9 | Al-Hidd | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 32 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 16 | -11 | 20 |
| 10 | East Riffa | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 20 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 5 | -3 | 18 |
| 11 | Bahrain SC | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 25 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 13 | -9 | 13 |
| 12 | Budaiya | 17 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 44 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 22 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 22 | -36 | -1 |
