Al Riffa vs Al Shabab: result 3-1 and analysis
Premier LeagueRegular Season - 4Kick-off on December 21, 2023 at 04:00 PM (UTC)Stād al-Bahrayn al-Watanī (Bahrain National Stadium), Riffa
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What was the result of Al Riffa vs Al Shabab?
Al Riffa won 3-1 on December 21, 2023.
Goalscorers
- 12′Komail Al AswadAl Riffa
- 30′Ali HasanAl Riffa
- 57′Sayed HashimAl Riffa
- 64′Carlos Alberto Guimarães FilhoAl Shabab
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Al Riffa have 10 wins, 2 draws and 3 defeats; Al Shabab have 3, 8 and 4.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 17, 2023 | Al Ahli(away) | 1-2 | Premier League |
| Dec 12, 2023 | Al Zawra'a(away) | 1-2 | AFC Champions League Two |
| Dec 7, 2023 | A'Ali(home) | 5-0 | King's Cup |
| Dec 3, 2023 | Khalidiya(home) | 1-0 | Premier League |
| Nov 27, 2023 | Al Nejmeh(home) | 6-1 | AFC Champions League Two |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 17, 2023 | Khalidiya(away) | 2-2 | Premier League |
| Dec 9, 2023 | Al Ittihad(home) | 2-2 | King's Cup |
| Dec 3, 2023 | Sitra(home) | 1-2 | Premier League |
| Nov 25, 2023 | East Riffa(away) | 1-1 | Premier League |
| Nov 17, 2023 | East Riffa(home) | 4-1 | Federation Cup |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 4 Al Riffa win(s), 2 draw(s), 0 Al Shabab win(s).
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 19, 2023 | Al Shabab 2-2 Al Riffa | Premier League |
| Sep 11, 2022 | Al Riffa 1-0 Al Shabab | Premier League |
| Aug 20, 2020 | Al Shabab 1-3 Al Riffa | Premier League |
| Dec 23, 2019 | Al Riffa 3-1 Al Shabab | Premier League |
| Apr 4, 2019 | Al Riffa 1-1 Al Shabab | Premier League |
| Oct 5, 2018 | Al Shabab 0-4 Al Riffa | Premier League |
Last archived meeting: Al Shabab vs Al Riffa on Feb 19, 2023
How many goals should we expect?
Al Riffa score 2.3 and concede 1.0 goals per match over their last 15; Al Shabab score 1.4 and concede 1.4.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Riffa | 2.3 | 1.0 | 4 | 10/15 | 11/15 |
| Al Shabab | 1.4 | 1.4 | 3 | 10/15 | 8/15 |
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 Shabab sit 11th (14 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 |
| 11 | Al Shabab | 22 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 8 | 34 | 14 |
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