Al-Rustaq get ready to welcome Al-Nahda for something different than the ordinary league football: The Sultan Cup Semi-finals leg 1 of 2.
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Al-Rustaq form and stats
Last season their Sultan Cup adventure ended in the final.Al-Rustaq have collected 14 points from their Professional League home games so far after 4-2-3.
The Al-Rustaq followers got no joy from their last match, also played here at Ibri Youth Complex: A 0-3 defeat against Oman Club.
A 1-1 scoreline against Oman Club before that, played at their own home stadium in the Sultan Cup.
The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Al-Rustaq here at Ibri Youth Complex in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (5 from 9 games). Al-Rustaq are not conceding a lot of goals here at Ibri Youth Complex in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 7 from 9 matches.
Al-Nahda form and stats
Al-Nahda was sent out of Sultan Cup in the round of 16 last season.The away team have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 4 wins, 4 draws and only 0 losses in the Professional League.
Al-Nahda have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper. It's been 268 minutes since they last conceded in Professional League.
Al-Nahda are travelling after their nice 1-0 home win in the fixture against Bahla.
A loss, in the Sultan Cup away at Al Oruba, earlier.
The Al-Nahda defense is a tough nut to crack, having conceded less than half a goal per away game on average ({3 goals} in 8 games).
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: three - four - three (Al-Rustaq wins - draws - Al-Nahda wins). As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), seven had two or less.
Al-Rustaq missing players
Al-Nahda missing players
| Al-Rustaq | Al-Nahda | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 14 | 25 | ||
| 12 | 5 | Won | W | 7 | 16 | ||
| 7 | 4 | Drew | D | 5 | 7 | ||
| 6 | 4 | Lost | L | 2 | 2 | ||
| 23 | 8 | Scored | S | 14 | 32 | ||
| 20 | 10 | Conceded | C | 8 | 11 | ||
| 88% | 85% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 79% | 84% | ||
| 48% | 38% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 57% | 56% | ||
| 20% | 15% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 14% | 20% | ||
| 8% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 7% | 12% | ||
| 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | ||
| 32% | 23% | BTTS | BTTS | 29% | 28% | ||
| 48% | 46% | Clean Sheets | C S | 64% | 68% | ||
| 32% | 46% | Failed to Score | F T | 29% | 20% | ||
| 5.3 | 5.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 3.8 | ||
| 3.9 | 4.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 3.2 | ||
| 2 | 1.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.9 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 6.5 | 5.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5.6 | 6 | ||
| 2.1 | 1.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.2 | 2.2 | ||
| 32% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 46% | ||
| 6.1 | 6.6 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 4.7 | 5.5 | ||
| 2.3 | 2.6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.1 | 1.9 | ||
| 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 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 16 | 38 |
| 2 | Al Suwaiq | 16 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 32 |
| 3 | Al-Rustaq | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 31 |
| 4 | Al Seeb | 16 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 26 |
| 5 | Dhofar | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 26 |
| 6 | Oman Club | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 24 |
| 7 | Bahla | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 24 |
| 8 | Sohar | 16 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 23 |
| 9 | Al Nasr | 16 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -2 | 19 |
| 10 | Al-Musannah | 16 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -1 | 18 |
| 11 | Sur | 16 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 9 | -5 | 17 |
| 12 | Al-Ittihad | 16 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 14 | -12 | 10 |
| 13 | Al-Bashaeer | 16 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 27 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 13 | -15 | 8 |
| 14 | Al Oruba | 16 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 22 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 15 | -13 | 7 |
