East Riffa vs Al-Muharraq Prediction: The home team will struggle again

Al Muharraq Stadium will host the Bahrain Premier League encounter between East Riffa and Al-Muharraq. The two teams are coming off a win in their last respective games. Which team wins here? Below, I preview this encounter and make predictions.

East Riffa

East Riffa pulled off a much-needed win over Manama Club in the King’s Cup and will hope to replicate that outcome here. In a game that ended 1-0, Gonzalo German Cordoba's strike in the 73rd minute was enough to see this team move to the next round. In the meantime, East Riffa have lost only one of their recent matches, a 3-2 defeat at the hands of Al-Ahli Manama. This season, East Riffa have only two points from their first nine matches of the season, which leaves them seated at the bottom of the standings. 

Al-Muharraq

Al-Muharraq played Al-Budaiya the previous time out in the King’s Cup and won. In a game that ended 2-4, Juninho Piauiense scored twice, while Facundo Tobares and Soufian Mahrouq also found the back of the net. In the meantime, Al-Muharraq's last league game saw them pull off a hard-fought 3-2 victory against Al-Ahli Manama. Heading into this game, Al-Muharraq have lost only one of their last ten matches, coming against Al Riffa. This season, Al-Muharraq have 20 points from nine matches, leaving them seated second in the standings. 

Expert Betting Tips

East Riffa are just way below par and they remain a side without competition. While Al-Muharraq are in good contention of winning the league, I do not expect them to struggle in this game. This is an easy game for Al-Muharraq and I do not see East Riffa being strong enough to avoid defeat. Bet on the visiting team to win without conceding as they eye the top spot. 

Our first option is a win for Al-Muharraq with odds at 1.64 on 1Xbet

Our second option is both teams to score no with odds at 1.83 on Bet365

Our last option is under 2.5 goals with odds at 1.85 on Betway