Al-Ittihad vs East Riffa Prediction: Visiting Riffa to dominate this encounter

Sheikh Ali bin Mohammed Al Khalifa Stadium will host this round 3 relegation group encounter between Al-Ittihad and East Riffa. Hosts are heavy underdogs, while the road side is overwhelming favorites. 

Al-Ittihad run of poor games continued the last time out, and in this one, they will hope for their luck. Last time out, this team took on Malkiya on the road, and they got thrashed in a game that ended 3-1. In the meantime, this team has not won any of their recent matches, losing to the likes of Al Khalidiyah, Al-Budaiya, Al Riffa, and Al-Hidd. In the standings of the relegation group, Al-Ittihad have zero points, leaving them at the bottom of the league’s log.

East Riffa will look to continue where they left things last time out against Al-Hidd. In a game that ended 2-1, second-half goals from Thiago Fernandes and Jasim Khelaif were enough to seal this team’s win. In the meantime, their first game in this playoff saw them played to a draw by Malkia, leaving them with 4 points from 2 matches. 

The visiting East Riffa got this. Al-Ittihad have been below par in their games, and this team does not look strong enough to compete, with the winning odds being a testament to this. Therefore, in a game that should be a one-sided encounter, the road team is favored to win easily, with a focus on the offensive side of the game.