The league table is allowed to rest as Al-Ittihad and Al-Nahda battle for Sultan Cup honors in this first Quarter-finals leg of two fixtures.
It's no vacation for neither Al-Ittihad nor Al-Nahda as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Al-Ittihad form and stats
Al-Ittihad was eliminated in the 16th finals last season in the Sultan Cup.Al-Ittihad have collected 4 points from their Professional League home games so far after 1-1-2. This match is a Sultan Cup match, and the hometeam has the total statistics 1 win, 1 draw and 1 loss in this competition. With three draws from their last three games overall it has been a case of neither great nor terrible for Al-Ittihad.
Al-Ittihad has scored 5 league goals at home this season, in 4 matches. Goals are flowing in at the wrong end for Al-Ittihad with 8 goals conceded in these matches.
Al-Nahda form and stats
They also participated in Sultan Cup last season. This ended in the semi-finals.Playing away, Al-Nahda have won 1 game, drawn 1 and suffered 2 defeats in the Professional League this season. Total Sultan Cup statistics for Al-Nahda: 2 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses.
Goals are few and far between in Al-Nahda's away league games. Only 2 goals from 4 travels. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (3 so far).
Head 2 Head
These teams' last encounter with each other was the Al-Nahda - Al-Ittihad 2-1 earlier this season. Numbers for the last three meetings between these two teams are: zero wins for Al-Ittihad, one draw and two wins for Al-Nahda. Over 2,5 goals: two times; under 2,5 goals: one game.Al-Ittihad missing players
Al-Nahda missing players
| Al-Ittihad | Al-Nahda | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 13 | 5 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Won | W | 3 | 7 | ||
| 7 | 1 | Drew | D | 5 | 10 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Lost | L | 4 | 8 | ||
| 15 | 10 | Scored | S | 12 | 27 | ||
| 17 | 10 | Conceded | C | 15 | 29 | ||
| 77% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 83% | 84% | ||
| 77% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 68% | ||
| 46% | 80% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 44% | ||
| 15% | 40% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 24% | ||
| 15% | 40% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 4% | ||
| 77% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 42% | 52% | ||
| 23% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 28% | ||
| 23% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 42% | 36% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.7 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.9 | 1.1 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 5 | 4.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6.7 | 7.7 | ||
| 3 | 2.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.2 | 2.4 | ||
| 33% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 41% | 47% | ||
| 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 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 19 | 22 |
| 2 | Dhofar | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 16 | 19 |
| 3 | Al-Musannah | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 17 |
| 4 | Al Suwaiq | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 16 |
| 5 | Al Nasr | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 15 |
| 6 | Al-Rustaq | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 14 |
| 7 | Bahla | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 14 |
| 8 | Oman Club | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 5 | -3 | 10 |
| 9 | Al-Ittihad | 9 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | -3 | 9 |
| 10 | Sohar | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 7 | -6 | 7 |
| 11 | Nizwa | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | -7 | 6 |
| 12 | Al-Nahda | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | -2 | 3 |
| 13 | Muscat | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6 | -11 | 3 |
| 14 | Saham | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 8 | -12 | 0 |