Match Report
The table read 2nd (Al Riffa, 6 pts) against 6th (Al Ittifaq Maqaba, 3 pts), 3 points apart. Against a league average of 1.38 goals per team per game, Al Riffa ran at 3.5 scored and 0.5 conceded, Al Ittifaq Maqaba at 0.5 and 1.
Momentum sat with Al Riffa, winners of their last four, having scored in 10 consecutive games. Al Ittifaq Maqaba came in having won three on the spin.
The match was played at Stād al-Bahrayn al-Watanī (Bahrain National Stadium) (Riffa) (capacity 35,580). Half-time and full-time told different stories: Al Riffa led 1-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 2-0.
Goal scorers
Al Riffa: Samuel Toscas (4'), 1 goal with no recorded scorer
Key stats
Possession: Al Riffa 62% · Al Ittifaq Maqaba 38% · Total shots: 8-7 · On target: 2-3 · Corners: 6-2