Al Riffa vs East Riffa Prediction: Al Riffa Looking to Extend its Winning Home Run Against East Riffa

In the upcoming fixture of the Bahraini Premier League, Al Riffa will be up against East Riffa at the Stād al-Bahrayn al-Watanī(Riffa) Stadium. Going in the matchup, Al Riffa finds itself in the top three standings with 5 wins and 16 points from 9 games played. On the other hand, East Riffa stands 10th with just a win and 8 points. If we look at the overall past statistics and outcomes of the game, most of their matches have ended as a draw (0-0). On four instances the game ended in a draw with both sides unable to score. However, Al Riffa leads the head to head count with 17 wins from 33 games played against East Riffa. For the upcoming matchup, I am backing the home side to win and score at least one or two goals. The last time these two sides played, Al Riffa won convincingly.

At the moment, Al Riffa carries an inconsistent form and is likely to register another win over East Riffa. From the last 9 games played between the two, Al Riffa has won three meetings at home, whereas 4 ended in a draw. The goal scoring average is just about 1.67 goals per game, which is quite ideal as the conceding rate is just 0.97. Moreover, Al Riffa calculates risk before every matchup and then evaluates the potential squad. Among the key stats of Al Riffa is its scoring period, Al Riffa scores 45% of its goals between 76-90 minutes of play. Al Riffa were certainly walk-in favorites as they haven’t lost to Al Riffa in their last 5 home matches. Going in the game, if Al Riffa manages to score early in the first half of play, it will be curtains for East Riffa, as when Al Riffa takes a lead of 1-0, it wins 87% of its matches.

• Sayed Hashim
• Kamil Al Aswad
• Jasim Al-Shaikh

Going in the contest, East Riffa has just won a single fixture from its last five games played. Talking about the overall form and gameplay of East Riffa, it hasn’t scored in 2 of its 4 away matches in the season. Moreover, they have a tendency to concede a goal or more, as they have conceded in their last 5 matches. With a goal scoring average of 0.97 goals against Al Riffa, East Riffa might be able to score a goal, however, this depends on the gameplay. Going in the game against Al Riffa, East Riffa will be hoping to end its dry run and score a goal after three goalless games.

• Sami Al-Husaini
• Abdulaziz Al-Shaikh

Going in the contest, Al RIffa is likely to sweep a win at home and make it 18 wins over East Riffa. The game total is expected to be over 2.5 goals, and both sides to score. Considering the goal scoring and conceding averages of the two sides, I predict a 2-1 score line .

• Al Riffa to Win for 1.57
• Correct Score 2-1 for 9.50
• Total Over 2.5 for 2.4