AFC Cup match preview: Shabab Al Khaleel versus Dhofar

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Competition: Asia AFC Cup
Competition: Wed 18.May
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium (14000 seats)

This promises to be an action-packed encounter for Shabab Al Khaleel at Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium when the AFC Cup tournament arrives in town and Dhofar with it. Read all about the Group Stage match here!

The visiting Dhofar played their last game only four days ago, a Professional League match. That game, against Al Seeb, was also an away game. It's a tiring schedule for Dhofar.

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Shabab Al Khaleel form and stats

Shabab Al Khaleel are steadily winning West Bank League games and points here at Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium. 8 wins, 3 draws and 0 defeats is the summary from 11 games.

A draw after 90 minutes last time out for Shabab Al Khaleel, who played 1-1 against Shabab Alsamu. That match was also played at this venue (Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium).

A strong away win before that one, visiting Shabab Al Am'ari and winning 1-0.

Shabab Al Khaleel are traveling soon after this match as the AFC Cup match at Al Arabi SC awaits in three days.

A decent goal production from Khaleel in their home games so far, with 20 goals from 11 league matches. Defensively Shabab Al Khaleel have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (3 in 11 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Dhofar form and stats

Dhofar's mission in AFC Cup last season failed in the group stage.

Playing away, Dhofar have won 6 games, drawn 5 and suffered 2 defeats in the Professional League this season.

It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Al Seeb in their previous outing. The match ended in a draw 1-1.

The game before that, in the Professional League, was lost at home, a 0-1 defeat against Al Nasr.

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Al Riffa in just three days.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Dhofar as they have only managed to score 11 times from 13 away games in the league. Dhofar are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 7 times in 13 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

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Shabab Al Khaleel missing players

Dhofar missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Shabab Al Khaleel Dhofar
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
25 12   Played P   11 25
18 9   Won W   5 13
6 3   Drew D   3 7
1 0   Lost L   3 5
48 24   Scored S   9 39
13 5   Conceded C   7 21
92% 92%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   91% 92%
72% 67%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   45% 64%
40% 42%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   9% 40%
24% 25%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   0% 20%
12% 8%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   0% 12%
40% 33%   BTTS BTTS   18% 44%
60% 67%   Clean Sheets C S   55% 40%
8% 8%   Failed to Score F T   36% 24%
 
4.1 4.6   Corners for (avg) C F   5.1 4.5
3.1 4   Corners against (avg) C A   3 3.1
2.1 1.7   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.6 1.5
2 1   Red cards R C   0 0
 
9.9 11.1   Shots (avg) S (   7.4 7.7
4.2 6   Shots on Target (avg) S O   3.1 3.6
51% 40%   Goal Efficiency G E   27% 51%
 
6.4 7.9   Shots against (avg) S A   7.4 6.6
2.6 3.3   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   3 3

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Al Arabi SC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Al Riffa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Dhofar 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Shabab Al Khaleel 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Shabab Al Khaleel 22 16 6 0 41 9 11 8 3 0 20 3 11 8 3 0 21 6 32 54
2 Jabal Al Mukaber 22 16 3 3 53 24 11 8 1 2 25 16 11 8 2 1 28 8 29 51
3 Hilal Al-Quds 22 12 5 5 47 25 11 6 2 3 24 9 11 6 3 2 23 16 22 41
4 Shabab Alsamu 22 12 4 6 46 33 11 5 1 5 27 24 11 7 3 1 19 9 13 40
5 Markez Balata 22 10 4 8 32 26 11 4 3 4 12 12 11 6 1 4 20 14 6 34
6 Islami Kalkelea 22 8 4 10 26 31 11 5 2 4 16 13 11 3 2 6 10 18 -5 28
7 Shabab Al-Dhahiriya 22 8 3 11 28 44 11 2 3 6 12 21 11 6 0 5 16 23 -16 27
8 Thagafi Tulkarm 22 6 8 8 28 35 11 3 4 4 10 12 11 3 4 4 18 23 -7 26
9 Al-Bireh 22 4 7 11 24 35 11 1 2 8 11 23 11 3 5 3 13 12 -11 19
10 Shabab Al Am'ari 22 4 4 14 34 45 11 3 3 5 22 23 11 1 1 9 12 22 -11 16
11 Tubas 22 4 4 14 18 38 11 2 2 7 12 18 11 2 2 7 6 20 -20 16
12 Markaz Tulkarm 22 4 4 14 20 52 11 2 2 7 8 24 11 2 2 7 12 28 -32 16
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Al Seeb 26 16 7 3 50 17 13 8 3 2 27 8 13 8 4 1 23 9 33 55
2 Al-Nahda 26 15 8 3 35 17 13 8 4 1 24 9 13 7 4 2 11 8 18 53
3 Dhofar 26 13 9 4 39 17 13 7 4 2 28 10 13 6 5 2 11 7 22 48
4 Al-Musannah 26 12 7 7 33 24 13 6 4 3 21 14 13 6 3 4 12 10 9 43
5 Al Nasr 26 11 9 6 28 22 13 5 6 2 15 10 13 6 3 4 13 12 6 42
6 Sohar 26 10 9 7 32 31 13 5 5 3 18 12 13 5 4 4 14 19 1 39
7 Al-Rustaq 26 9 8 9 25 24 13 5 4 4 12 8 13 4 4 5 13 16 1 35
8 Oman Club 26 8 7 11 30 33 13 4 3 6 14 13 13 4 4 5 16 20 -3 31
9 Al Suwaiq 26 8 7 11 24 28 13 4 4 5 11 14 13 4 3 6 13 14 -4 31
10 Al-Ittihad 26 5 10 11 20 39 13 2 5 6 7 16 13 3 5 5 13 23 -19 25
11 Bahla 26 5 9 12 28 35 13 3 3 7 16 19 13 2 6 5 12 16 -7 24
12 Muscat 26 5 7 14 21 33 13 3 1 9 13 19 13 2 6 5 8 14 -12 22
13 Saham 26 3 11 12 19 36 13 2 8 3 8 9 13 1 3 9 11 27 -17 20
14 Nizwa 26 4 8 14 15 43 13 3 4 6 9 15 13 1 4 8 6 28 -28 20

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Al Arabi SC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Al Riffa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Dhofar 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Shabab Al Khaleel 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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