Match Report
Level on 7 points, Al Riffa (2nd) and Al Khalidiyah (1st) met as equals in the table. Per game in the league, Al Riffa were scoring 2.33 and conceding 0.33, Al Khalidiyah 3.33 and 1, against a competition average of 1.25 goals per team per game.
Six consecutive wins preceded this game for Al Riffa, having scored in 12 consecutive games. Al Khalidiyah had won three straight, having scored in 15 consecutive games.
The sides have met 7 times in the GioScore results database: 1 win for Al Riffa, 3 draws and 3 for Al Khalidiyah, at 2.71 goals per meeting.
Stād al-Bahrayn al-Watanī (Bahrain National Stadium) (Riffa) staged the fixture, a ground that holds 35,580. It was 0-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 0-0.
Key stats
Possession: Al Riffa 50% · Al Khalidiyah 50% · Total shots: 7-7 · On target: 2-3 · Corners: 4-2