Al-Nahda get ready to welcome Al Oruba for something different than the ordinary league football: The Sultan Cup Quarter-finals leg 1 of 2.
Al-Nahda and Al Oruba should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Al-Nahda form and stats
Last season, Al-Nahda's Sultan Cup journey ended in the round of 16.Al-Nahda have been very solid at home in the Professional League so far, with 16 points collected from 6 matches (5-1-0). This has contributed greatly to their 1st position in the table.
Happy days for Al-Nahda in their previous game, a fixture away at Dhofar that ended with a 2-1 victory. The home team have an in-form goalscorer in Gabriel, having scored in three games in a row.
Before that, Al-Nahda had a Professional League home game versus Sur which ended with a victory 2-0.The Al-Nahda fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 9 goals in 6 league matches.
Al Oruba form and stats
Al Oruba was sent out of Sultan Cup in the round of 16 last season.The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Al Oruba so far with only 2 points returning home. The records show 0-2-5 (win-draw-lose).
Oruba are looking to quickly end their 186 minutes long goal drought in the Professional League.
Two away games in a row for Al Oruba, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 0-1 versus Al Suwaiq.
A draw for Oruba before that, at their own venue hosting Oman Club (0-0).The attacking power of Al Oruba when travelling is not overwhelming with 6 goals scored from 7 league matches away.
Head 2 Head
Al-Nahda have put together a sequence of 4 consecutive games without defeat (1-3-0) when playing Al Oruba.Al-Nahda missing players
Al Oruba missing players
| Al-Nahda | Al Oruba | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 10 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 15 | 7 | Won | W | 4 | 7 | ||
| 8 | 3 | Drew | D | 3 | 9 | ||
| 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 6 | 9 | ||
| 30 | 16 | Scored | S | 16 | 26 | ||
| 13 | 4 | Conceded | C | 20 | 31 | ||
| 84% | 90% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 85% | 80% | ||
| 60% | 70% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 54% | 52% | ||
| 20% | 30% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 38% | 36% | ||
| 8% | 10% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 38% | 28% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 38% | 20% | ||
| 28% | 40% | BTTS | BTTS | 46% | 44% | ||
| 64% | 60% | Clean Sheets | C S | 38% | 40% | ||
| 24% | 10% | Failed to Score | F T | 31% | 36% | ||
| 4.2 | 4.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.8 | 3.1 | ||
| 3.9 | 1.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2.4 | 2.2 | ||
| 2.2 | 2.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.9 | 1.5 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 6.2 | 7.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 2.8 | 3.3 | ||
| 2.1 | 2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 1.9 | ||
| 44% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 75% | 76% | ||
| 5.9 | 8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 5.4 | 4.9 | ||
| 2.1 | 1.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.8 | 2.4 | ||
| 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-Nahda | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 14 | 32 |
| 2 | Al-Rustaq | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 28 |
| 3 | Al Suwaiq | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 26 |
| 4 | Sohar | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 23 |
| 5 | Al Seeb | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 22 |
| 6 | Dhofar | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 22 |
| 7 | Bahla | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 21 |
| 8 | Oman Club | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 21 |
| 9 | Al Nasr | 14 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | -1 | 16 |
| 10 | Al-Musannah | 14 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -1 | 16 |
| 11 | Sur | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 9 | -4 | 16 |
| 12 | Al-Bashaeer | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 23 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 11 | -12 | 8 |
| 13 | Al-Ittihad | 14 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 14 | -12 | 7 |
| 14 | Al Oruba | 14 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 20 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 14 | -12 | 6 |
