National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Al-Rustaq or Al Seeb that keep their silverware dream alive.
The hosts Al-Rustaq saw competitive action as recent as four days ago, playing in the Professional League. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at Al Nasr.
Al-Rustaq form and stats
Al-Rustaq was eliminated in the 8th finals last season in the Sultan Cup.The story so far in the Professional League for Al-Rustaq at their home stadium (Sultan Qaboos Sport Complex) is 4 wins, 2 draws and 2 defeats.
Nothing to worry about in defence for Al-Rustaq, as their goalkeeper has completely shut out the opponents for 360 minutes in the Professional League.
The Al-Rustaq manager and his pawns return home after a 0-0 draw away versus Al Nasr.
In the preceding match a 1-0 victory visiting Bahla.Al-Rustaq are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 10 goals in 8 games. Al-Rustaq are not conceding a lot of goals here at Sultan Qaboos Sport Complex in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 5 from 8 matches.
Al Seeb form and stats
Seeb's mission in Sultan Cup last season failed in the semi-finals against Dhofar.The visitors are W4-D4-L1 on the road this term. That's in the Professional League.
There might be some fixture complaints from Al Seeb as they are again playing away from home after losing on the road in their previous match, 0-2 against Al-Nahda.
Prior to that result Al Seeb won their away game at Muscat in the Professional League. The scoreline was 3-1.Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Seeb have scored 11 goals in 9 league games away. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (8 so far).
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last four meetings: zero - one - three (Al-Rustaq wins - draws - Al Seeb wins). As for goals, zero matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four had two or less.Al-Rustaq missing players
Al Seeb missing players
| Al-Rustaq | Al Seeb | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 12 | 6 | Won | W | 4 | 13 | ||
| 8 | 5 | Drew | D | 6 | 8 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | ||
| 33 | 17 | Scored | S | 12 | 43 | ||
| 21 | 11 | Conceded | C | 10 | 15 | ||
| 84% | 86% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 76% | ||
| 72% | 71% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 60% | ||
| 40% | 29% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 40% | ||
| 16% | 7% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 17% | 20% | ||
| 4% | 7% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 16% | ||
| 40% | 43% | BTTS | BTTS | 42% | 24% | ||
| 48% | 43% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 68% | ||
| 28% | 29% | Failed to Score | F T | 42% | 32% | ||
| 4.6 | 4.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.5 | 4.9 | ||
| 3.6 | 3.9 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2.8 | 2.8 | ||
| 1.9 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 1.5 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 9.1 | 9.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.8 | 8.1 | ||
| 4.2 | 4.1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.2 | 3.1 | ||
| 38% | 41% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 54% | 62% | ||
| 6.1 | 7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 5.8 | 4.9 | ||
| 2.9 | 3.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 1.7 | 1.5 | ||
| 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 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 28 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 17 | 32 |
| 2 | Dhofar | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 26 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 32 |
| 3 | Al-Nahda | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 23 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 32 |
| 4 | Al-Rustaq | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 29 |
| 5 | Al Nasr | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 27 |
| 6 | Al-Musannah | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 24 |
| 7 | Oman Club | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 14 | 5 | 23 |
| 8 | Sohar | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 23 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 16 | -4 | 23 |
| 9 | Al Suwaiq | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 21 |
| 10 | Muscat | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 23 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | -8 | 15 |
| 11 | Bahla | 16 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 21 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 12 | -7 | 12 |
| 12 | Al-Ittihad | 16 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 25 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 15 | -17 | 12 |
| 13 | Nizwa | 16 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 22 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 12 | -17 | 11 |
| 14 | Saham | 16 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 25 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 18 | -16 | 7 |
