National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Al Oruba or Fanja that keep their silverware dream alive.
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Al Oruba form and stats
Last season their Sultan Cup adventure ended in the round of 16.Al Oruba have played three Professional League home games so far, perhaps enough to set expectations for the season. In that case, only 2 points from these matches could be a signal of rough times ahead.
The home followers saw a 1-1 draw versus Al-Nahda last time out and are looking for a win here.
Before that, Oruba played out a Professional League draw 0-0 when visiting Al-Rustaq.The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Al Oruba here at Sur Sports Complex in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (2 from 3 games).
Fanja form and stats
They also participated in Sultan Cup last season. This ended in the quarter-finals, when Al Nasr drew the shortest straw.The visitors are W4-D5-L4 on the road this term. That's in the Professional League.
This game can not go any worse than the last one, a Sultan Cup home loss versus Al Nasr with 0-2 on the scoreboard.
A loss, in the Sultan Cup away at Al Nasr, earlier.
Fanja have scored 17 goals on their travels this season, from 13 away games in the league. As opposed to that, Fanja have seen the ball go into their own net 18 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Last ten meetings featuring these participants: Al Oruba won three, Fanja were winners in five and we saw two draws. five games with over 2,5 goals, five matches with under 2,5 goals.
Al Oruba missing players
Fanja missing players
| Al Oruba | Fanja | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 9 | 5 | Won | W | 4 | 8 | ||
| 8 | 5 | Drew | D | 5 | 9 | ||
| 8 | 1 | Lost | L | 3 | 8 | ||
| 29 | 15 | Scored | S | 14 | 36 | ||
| 27 | 9 | Conceded | C | 15 | 41 | ||
| 84% | 91% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 92% | ||
| 56% | 64% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 83% | 84% | ||
| 44% | 45% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 64% | ||
| 20% | 18% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 17% | 48% | ||
| 12% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 12% | ||
| 48% | 55% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 76% | ||
| 44% | 45% | Clean Sheets | C S | 17% | 16% | ||
| 24% | 9% | Failed to Score | F T | 17% | 16% | ||
| 4.3 | 4.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.9 | 4.8 | ||
| 3.3 | 3.4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.2 | 3.4 | ||
| 1.7 | 1.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.2 | ||
| 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | ||
| 5.5 | 6.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.1 | 9.5 | ||
| 1.8 | 1.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 3 | ||
| 78% | 110% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 56% | 49% | ||
| 5.1 | 4.9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 5.5 | 7.6 | ||
| 1.6 | 0.9 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 1.6 | 2.8 | ||
| 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 | 9 | 1 | 38 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 19 | 4 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 9 | 25 | 57 |
| 2 | Dhofar | 26 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 44 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 6 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 7 | 31 | 52 |
| 3 | Fanja | 26 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 42 | 41 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 25 | 23 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 18 | 1 | 39 |
| 4 | Al-Nahda | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 39 | 36 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 20 | 3 | 38 |
| 5 | Al Nasr | 26 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 28 | 31 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 20 | 19 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 12 | -3 | 37 |
| 6 | Bahla | 26 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 33 | 25 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 9 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 8 | 35 |
| 7 | Muscat | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 35 | 35 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 24 | 0 | 35 |
| 8 | Al-Rustaq | 26 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 33 | 30 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 23 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 3 | 33 |
| 9 | Saham | 26 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 32 | 36 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 20 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 16 | -4 | 33 |
| 10 | Sohar | 26 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 28 | 30 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 16 | 18 | -2 | 32 |
| 11 | Al Suwaiq | 26 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 27 | 31 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 17 | -4 | 32 |
| 12 | Al Oruba | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 24 | 29 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 18 | -5 | 30 |
| 13 | Oman Club | 26 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 21 | 38 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 24 | -17 | 27 |
| 14 | Mrbat | 26 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 20 | 56 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 23 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 33 | -36 | 12 |
