Riffa SC vs Al-Shabab Live Stream, Predictions (May 17)

📊 Form Guide

Riffa SC

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Riffa SC, following on from their previous result, will be hoping for more of the same after the 1-2 Premier League triumph against Al-Muharraq.

Fixtures involving Riffa SC have usually been entertaining encounters lately with a lot of goalmouth action expected. Over their past 6 clashes alone, a grand total of 21 goals have gone in for both teams combined (at an average of 3.5 goals per game) with 14 of them belonging to Riffa SC.

Al-Shabab

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In their last game, Al-Shabab drew 1-1 in the Premier League match with Manama.

Mickael Almeida (70') was the scorer for Manama.

The forward players for Al-Shabab have suffered from a lack of goals over their last 6 games, netting the disappointing return of only 3. In those matches, Al-Shabab have also seen the collective goal aggregate of opposing teams equal 4. Such a pattern isn’t assured to be continued into this game, however.

↔️ Head to head

A review of their prior head-to-head meetings stretching back to 20/08/2020 shows us that Riffa SC have won 3 of them and Al-Shabab 2, with the tally of drawn matches standing at 1.

An aggregate of 21 goals were shared by the two clubs in this period, with 11 of them from Riffa and 10 netted by Al-Shabab. The average number of goals per game works out to 3.5.

The previous league clash between these sides was Premier League match day 9 on 18/01/2025 when it finished Al-Shabab 2-0 Riffa SC.

ℹ️ Team News: Al-Shabab

Due to a completely healthy squad available for selection, the Al-Shabab manager Haitham Jatal does not have any fitness concerns to report ahead of this game.

✨ Prediction

Riffa SC have it within them to get a lot of shots on goal and make them count.

Conversely, Al-Shabab will not find it easy getting on the scoresheet although we do think that they will probably end up being dangerous at times, too.

We can therefore see a 3-1 win for Riffa SC after 90 minutes.

Renata Leite, 21:11 15/05/2025