National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Al-Khabourah or Sohar that keep their silverware dream alive.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
This is a match between teams from the same area, a local derby. The community is buzzing.
Al-Khabourah form and stats
Al-Khabourah participated in Sultan Cup the last season, where they reached the 8th finals.Al-Khabourah have collected 19 points from their Professional League home games so far after 5-4-4. Al-Khabourah has recorded two wins in a row here at Sohar Regional Sports Complex, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.
Al-Khabourah are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 1-2 away versus Al Oruba.
The Al-Khabourah fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 18 in 13 matches. 19 goals have been conceded. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only -1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Sohar form and stats
Sohar's mission in Sultan Cup last season failed in the 16th finals.As the visiting team in Professional League matches, Sohar have produced an overall stat of 0-1-0 so far.
Sohar have the goal stats of 0-0 (for/against) from 1 business trip in the league at this early stage of the season.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last nine meetings: three - two - four (Al-Khabourah wins - draws - Sohar wins). As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six had two or less.Al-Khabourah missing players
Sohar missing players
| Al-Khabourah | Sohar | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 7 | 5 | Won | W | 4 | 7 | ||
| 9 | 4 | Drew | D | 1 | 6 | ||
| 9 | 3 | Lost | L | 8 | 12 | ||
| 29 | 18 | Scored | S | 12 | 22 | ||
| 34 | 17 | Conceded | C | 19 | 31 | ||
| 88% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 88% | ||
| 76% | 83% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 54% | 56% | ||
| 48% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 54% | 44% | ||
| 28% | 42% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 31% | 20% | ||
| 8% | 17% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 4% | ||
| 52% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 46% | 48% | ||
| 24% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 15% | 20% | ||
| 36% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 46% | 44% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 3 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 4 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6.2 | 3.7 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.8 | 1.1 | ||
| 100% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 55% | 82% | ||
| 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 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 44 | 27 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 28 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 51 |
| 2 | Al-Shabab Club | 26 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 42 | 27 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 21 | 16 | 15 | 48 |
| 3 | Al Oruba | 26 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 45 | 37 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 17 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 8 | 45 |
| 4 | Al-Nasr | 26 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 31 | 30 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 15 | 1 | 39 |
| 5 | Fanja | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 42 | 40 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 23 | 24 | 2 | 37 |
| 6 | Al Suwaiq | 26 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 35 | 25 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 10 | 36 |
| 7 | Sohar | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 36 | 36 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 19 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 0 | 35 |
| 8 | Al-Nahda | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 33 | 33 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 0 | 34 |
| 9 | Saham | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 39 | 45 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 25 | 23 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 22 | -6 | 34 |
| 10 | Muscat | 26 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 36 | 36 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 19 | 0 | 31 |
| 11 | Oman Club | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 32 | 36 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 18 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 18 | -4 | 31 |
| 12 | Al-Khabourah | 26 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 28 | 35 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 19 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 16 | -7 | 30 |
| 13 | Jaalan | 26 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 27 | 44 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 20 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 24 | -17 | 20 |
| 14 | Al-Rustaq | 26 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 32 | 51 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 27 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 24 | -19 | 17 |
| 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 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| 2 | Dhofar | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 7 |
| 3 | Al Suwaiq | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 4 | Oman Club | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 5 | Al Nasr | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 6 | Sohar | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 7 | Al-Musannah | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 8 | Nizwa | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -2 | 4 |
| 9 | Al-Rustaq | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 3 |
| 10 | Bahla | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 2 |
| 11 | Al-Ittihad | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 2 |
| 12 | Al-Nahda | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 1 |
| 13 | Muscat | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 1 |
| 14 | Saham | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -5 | 1 |