Al Riffa vs Al Najma: result 2-2 and analysis
Premier LeagueRegular Season - 1Kick-off on September 23, 2023 at 04:00 PM (UTC)Madinat 'Isa Stadium, Manama
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What was the result of Al Riffa vs Al Najma?
Al Riffa and Al Najma drew 2-2 on September 23, 2023.
Goalscorers
- 35′Edimar Ribeiro da CostaAl Najma
- 50′Majdi AttarAl Riffa
- 63′Issa Moosa NajiAl Najma
- 66′Vinicius VargasAl Riffa
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 Najma have 1, 4 and 10.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 18, 2023 | Al Nejmeh(away) | 2-0 | AFC Champions League Two |
| May 8, 2023 | Budaiya(home) | 7-0 | Premier League |
| May 3, 2023 | Al Hala(home) | 4-1 | Premier League |
| Apr 26, 2023 | East Riffa(away) | 1-0 | Premier League |
| Apr 16, 2023 | Khalidiya(away) | 2-3 | Premier League |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 20, 2023 | Busaiteen(away) | 1-3 | Federation Cup |
| Jan 11, 2023 | Manama(home) | 2-3 | Federation Cup |
| Nov 13, 2022 | Etehad Al Reef(away) | 1-2 | Federation Cup |
| Nov 4, 2022 | Al Ahli(away) | 0-2 | Federation Cup |
| Sep 23, 2022 | Al Ittifaq Maqaba(home) | 2-1 | Federation Cup |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 6 Al Riffa win(s), 0 draw(s), 0 Al Najma win(s).
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 14, 2022 | Al Najma 0-2 Al Riffa | Premier League |
| Dec 22, 2021 | Al Najma 0-3 Al Riffa | Premier League |
| Nov 10, 2021 | Al Najma 3-7 Al Riffa | Federation Cup |
| Apr 9, 2021 | Al Najma 0-2 Al Riffa | Premier League |
| Jan 16, 2021 | Al Najma 1-2 Al Riffa | Premier League |
| Oct 3, 2020 | Al Riffa 4-0 Al Najma | Premier League |
How many goals should we expect?
Al Riffa score 2.1 and concede 0.9 goals per match over their last 15; Al Najma score 0.8 and concede 1.7.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Riffa | 2.1 | 0.9 | 6 | 8/15 | 7/15 |
| Al Najma | 0.8 | 1.7 | 2 | 9/15 | 7/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Al Riffa sit 3rd in Premier League (49 points from 22 matches) and Al Najma sit 10th (22 points from 22 matches).
The current season has no played match yet: final standings of the 2025-26 season.
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Al Riffa | 22 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 41 | 17 | 49 |
| 10 | Al Najma | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 21 | 35 | 22 |
How does Footlab compute this prediction?
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. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy