Match Report
Both sides brought 4 points into this one — East Riffa 8th, Al-Hidd 6th. In league terms the two rates read 1/1.33 for East Riffa and 0.67/0.33 for Al-Hidd (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.25.
Defeat had not touched East Riffa in 11 games, having scored in 11 consecutive games. The five-game form split read 13/15 points for East Riffa against 6/15 for Al-Hidd.
The sides have met 6 times in the GioScore results database: 2 wins for East Riffa, 1 draw and 3 for Al-Hidd, at 3.17 goals per meeting. History backs the host here — 67% of the meetings won by the home side. Goals at both ends are the pattern: both teams scored in 67% of the meetings.
The venue was Stād al-Bahrayn al-Watanī (Bahrain National Stadium) (Riffa), with room for 35,580 spectators. On the scoreboard, Al-Hidd led 1-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 0-2.
Goal scorers
Al-Hidd: Oussama Bellatreche (45'), Samy Frioui (73')
Key stats
Possession: East Riffa 49% · Al-Hidd 51% · Total shots: 10-6 · On target: 4-4 · Corners: 6-3