Al Riffa vs Al Arabi: result 2-3 and analysis
AFC Champions League TwoGroup Stage - 1Kick-off on May 18, 2022 at 03:00 PM (UTC)Stād al-Bahrayn al-Watanī (Bahrain National Stadium), Riffa
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What was the result of Al Riffa vs Al Arabi?
Al Arabi won 2-3 on May 18, 2022.
Goalscorers
- 24′Ali Hasan IsaAl Riffa
- 34′Jassim Al ShaikhAl Riffa
- 45′Ali KhalafAl Arabi
- 59′Ablaye Vieux MbengueAl Arabi
- 74′Badr TareqAl Arabi
Official lineup for Al Riffa vs Al Arabi
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Al Riffa
- 17Sayed Hashim
- 18Ali Hasan Isa
- 3Mahmoud Anz
- 8Mohamed Marhoon
- 10Komail Al Aswad
- 13Jassim Al Shaikh
- 15Hamad Al Shamsan
- 16Sayed Reda Issa
- 19Sayed Baqer
- 30Moayad Ajan
- 24Abdulkarim Fardan
Al Arabi
- 7Mohammed Salih Ali Sola
- 11Saif Al Hashan
- 19Ablaye Vieux Mbengue
- 17Ali Khalaf
- 24Abdullah Al Shemali
- 4Ahmad Ibrahim
- 5Jomaa Aboud
- 6Sultan Al Enezi
- 21T. Bouabta
- 27Issa Ali
- 22Sulaiman Abdulghafoor
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Al Riffa have 7 wins, 6 draws and 2 defeats; Al Arabi have 8, 2 and 5.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 28, 2022 | Muharraq(home) | 4-1 | Premier League |
| Apr 23, 2022 | Manama(home) | 0-0 | Premier League |
| Apr 15, 2022 | East Riffa(home) | 2-2 | Premier League |
| Apr 9, 2022 | Al Ahli(home) | 2-0 | Premier League |
| Mar 21, 2022 | Al Ittihad(home) | 2-2 | Federation Cup |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 30, 2022 | Al Salmiyah(home) | 1-2 | Emir Cup |
| Apr 25, 2022 | Al Kuwait(home) | 1-4 | Premier League |
| Apr 19, 2022 | Yarmouk(home) | 3-0 | Premier League |
| Apr 15, 2022 | Al Shabab(away) | 4-1 | Premier League |
| Apr 10, 2022 | Al Nasar(home) | 0-2 | Premier League |
How many goals should we expect?
Al Riffa score 1.8 and concede 1.1 goals per match over their last 15; Al Arabi score 1.9 and concede 1.3.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Riffa | 1.8 | 1.1 | 7 | 8/15 | 7/15 |
| Al Arabi | 1.9 | 1.3 | 5 | 9/15 | 10/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
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The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy