National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Al-Shabab Club or Sur that keep their silverware dream alive.
Al-Shabab Club form and stats
Al-Shabab Club was eliminated in the 16th finals last season in the Sultan Cup.6 victories, 1 draw and 5 defeats. That’s what Al-Shabab Club have to build on here at Ferdie Neita Sports Complex in the Professional League.
Al-Shabab Club lost their last game at Al-Musannah after a 0-1 scoreline.
Preceding that match was the home Sultan Cup game against Ibri (after extra-time) that was lost 0-2.Al-Shabab Club has scored 14 league goals at home this season, in 12 matches. Al-Shabab have conceded 15 in these home matches.
Sur form and stats
Sur's mission in Sultan Cup last season failed in the 8th finals.There's been little loot from Sur's travels as they have only collected 8 points from 13 away games in the Professional League. Sur only have 2 wins to counter their 9 defeats and 2 draws. Three might be a magic number, but there's been little wizardry in Sur's last three away games as they have all been lost.
There were no winners in Sur's previous match, a Sultan Cup home game that ended 1-1 vs Ibri.
A 1-1 draw was the result before that, hosting Bahla (after extra-time, 4-3 on penalties) in the Sultan Cup.Sur have scored 13 goals on their travels this season, from 13 away games in the league. For Sur, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the last four meetings involving these two squads are: two wins for Al-Shabab, one draw and one win for Sur. Over 2,5 goals: three times; under 2,5 goals: one game.Al-Shabab Club missing players
Sur missing players
| Al-Shabab Club | Sur | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 7 | 5 | Won | W | 3 | 7 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 7 | ||
| 14 | 5 | Lost | L | 8 | 11 | ||
| 29 | 13 | Scored | S | 13 | 30 | ||
| 41 | 16 | Conceded | C | 33 | 47 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 88% | ||
| 80% | 91% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 83% | 84% | ||
| 56% | 55% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 56% | ||
| 20% | 9% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 67% | 48% | ||
| 12% | 9% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 16% | ||
| 52% | 64% | BTTS | BTTS | 58% | 60% | ||
| 12% | 9% | Clean Sheets | C S | 8% | 20% | ||
| 40% | 27% | Failed to Score | F T | 42% | 32% | ||
| 4.4 | 3.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.5 | 4.3 | ||
| 5.7 | 6.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.9 | 4.1 | ||
| 1.4 | 1.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.9 | 1.7 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 12.5 | 13.9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.9 | 7.3 | ||
| 4.2 | 4.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.2 | 2.1 | ||
| 28% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 39% | 56% | ||
| 13.1 | 15.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.8 | 8.9 | ||
| 5.2 | 5.9 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.6 | 3.1 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Dhofar | 26 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 57 | 11 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 33 | 6 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 5 | 46 | 66 |
| 2 | Al Nasr | 26 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 40 | 23 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 17 | 50 |
| 3 | Al-Nahda | 26 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 33 | 26 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 43 |
| 4 | Al Suwaiq | 26 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 38 | 28 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 19 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 13 | 10 | 41 |
| 5 | Al-Rustaq | 26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 30 | 23 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 40 |
| 6 | Saham | 26 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 37 | 39 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 24 | -2 | 38 |
| 7 | Sohar | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 37 | 34 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 16 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 3 | 37 |
| 8 | Al Oruba | 26 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 33 | 24 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 9 | 36 |
| 9 | Muscat | 25 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 30 | 33 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 16 | -3 | 30 |
| 10 | Oman Club | 26 | 8 | 3 | 15 | 28 | 45 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 18 | 19 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 26 | -17 | 27 |
| 11 | Mrbat | 23 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 22 | 32 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 16 | -10 | 26 |
| 12 | Al-Shabab Club | 26 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 29 | 45 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 15 | 30 | -16 | 24 |
| 13 | Sur | 26 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 26 | 48 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 19 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 29 | -22 | 20 |
| 14 | Mjees | 26 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 15 | 42 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 26 | -27 | 17 |
| 15 | Mirbat | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| 16 | Al Shabab | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |