MANAMA, Bahrain (Dec. 20, 2025) (Interstat) — Al Riffa opened its domestic campaign with a 2-0 victory over Al Ahli in Bahrain Premier League play Saturday at Madinat ’Isa Stadium.

Rodrigo Yuri broke a scoreless deadlock in the 55th minute. Ali Madan doubled the home side’s lead six minutes later with a 61st-minute goal. Al Ahli failed to find a response.

The result matched the projection of Interstat’s game simulator, which had forecast a 2-1 Riffa win. Its ELO system gave Riffa a 77.8% probability of victory. Al Riffa begins the season 1-0, while Al Ahli starts 0-1.