Bahrain · League overview
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Khalidiya are the closest challengers, but Al Riffa have opened up a two-point lead in the Premier League title race with 14 points. Al Riffa are still unbeaten after six games.
On current form, Al Ittifaq Maqaba are the side to fear: their last five read DDWWW, worth 11 points, and they sit 3rd. Nobody has scored more than Khalidiya, who have 16 goals from six games. At the other end, Al Riffa have the meanest defence, conceding just four goals in six games. The scoring rate in Premier League fixtures sits at 2.7 goals per game: neither a goal-fest nor a grind.
At the bottom, Malkiya have two points from six games and are staring at relegation. Every gap and goal difference is in the full Premier League table, and our Premier League predictions cover the next round of fixtures.
Circle Muharraq vs Sitra on Sunday 1 November: 4th meets 5th, and the result could reshape the top of the table.