There should be a significant difference in quality between these teams based on table positions so far, with Al Seeb leading Fanja by 15 points.
Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!
These teams are so close in distance that this match is special, a derby with local pride the main prize.
Al Seeb form and stats
17 points is a decent return from 7 Professional League games here for Al Seeb, who have the most points (17) at home in Professional League,. The data says 5 wins, 2 draws and 0 losses. Al Seeb has a nice streak going on as they have played twelve consecutive games without losing (regardless of home/away). They are keen to extend their tally, a streak that began after the Fanja defeat 110 days ago. After failing to beat Bahla here, Al Seeb has put together a very nice winning streak on their own turf with four wins in a row.
The home team returns after sharing the points with Al Nasr (placed 6th) on their last time out; the Professional League game ended 2-2. In the preceding match a 1-0 victory visiting Saham.
A case of two points dropped for Al Seeb in the Al Nasr match as a lead 2-0 was lost and what looked like a victory ended in a draw.
Al Seeb have proved capable of finding the net in their games here with 11 goals in 7 league matches. Defensively Al Seeb have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (3 in 7 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Fanja form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team, who have the most conceded goals (27) in Professional League, on their Professional League travels is 2 wins, 2 draws and 3 defeats.
Fanja failed to get anything from their last game, a Professional League home match vs Dhofar (placed 2nd) that ended with defeat 1-3. Preceding that, the 1-3 home loss versus Sohar.
Fanja find the net in their away games, although not all the time. 10 goals from 7 away fixtures in the league. Fanja have conceded 12 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Fanja - Al Seeb 2-1. As for the last seven games between these two teams, there's 2 Al Seeb victories, 0 draws and 5 Fanja wins. 4 of these games ended with three goals or more, 3 matches with two goals or less.Al Seeb missing players
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| Al Seeb | Fanja | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 14 | 7 | 3 | Played | P | 1 | 7 | 14 |
| 9 | 5 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 21 | 11 | 6 | Scored | S | 1 | 10 | 21 |
| 10 | 3 | 0 | Conceded | C | 2 | 12 | 27 |
| 93% | 86% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 93% |
| 64% | 57% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 93% |
| 50% | 43% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 71% | 79% |
| 14% | 14% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 29% | 43% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 14% | 21% |
| 50% | 29% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 100% | 93% |
| 50% | 71% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 7% |
| 7% | 14% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 7% |
| 5.3 | 5.9 | 4.7 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 3 | 3.6 | 4.6 |
| 3.1 | 4 | 3.7 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 13 | 5.2 | 5.2 |
| 1.7 | 1.3 | 1 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.8 | 1.8 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 178 | 81 | 39 | Total Shots | T S | 8 | 69 | 155 |
| 66 | 33 | 19 | Shots on Target | S O | 5 | 24 | 63 |
| 30% | 33% | 32% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 20% | 25% | 27% |
- Al Seeb has the fewest conceded goals (3) at home
- Al Seeb has the most clean sheets (5) at home
- Al Seeb has the most points (17) at home
- Al Seeb have not yet lost a game at home.
- Al Seeb have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Al Seeb is in the best form (4-2-0)
- All of Fanja's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Fanja has the most conceded goals (27)
- Fanja has the most conceded goals in the second half (16)
- Fanja has the most dropped points from leading position (11)
- Fanja has the most matches over the total-line (9)
- Fanja has the most scored goals in the first half (12)
- Fanja have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Fanja have scored in all their away matches so far.
- Fanja have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Fanja haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
| 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 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 21 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 31 |
| 2 | Dhofar | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 16 | 30 |
| 3 | Saham | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 23 |
| 4 | Sohar | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 21 |
| 5 | Al-Nahda | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 21 |
| 6 | Al Nasr | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | -1 | 20 |
| 7 | Al Suwaiq | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 | -2 | 20 |
| 8 | Al-Rustaq | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 19 |
| 9 | Bahla | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 18 |
| 10 | Fanja | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 27 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 12 | -6 | 16 |
| 11 | Muscat | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -2 | 15 |
| 12 | Oman Club | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 15 | -8 | 14 |
| 13 | Al Oruba | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 13 | -8 | 9 |
| 14 | Mrbat | 13 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 25 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 14 | -16 | 4 |