A trophy cabinet can never have too much silverware and both Al-Rustaq and Dhofar know what's at stake in this second leg of the Sultan Cup Semi-finals clash.
It's quite the trip for Dhofar when visiting Al-Rustaq as the cities are 1000 kilometers apart.
It's no vacation for neither Al-Rustaq nor Dhofar as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Al-Rustaq form and stats
Last season their Sultan Cup adventure ended in the 8th finals.Al-Rustaq have collected 14 points from their Professional League home games so far after 4-2-2.
Nothing to worry about in defence for Al-Rustaq, as their goalkeeper has completely shut out the opponents for 180 minutes in the Professional League.
Before that game, the 3-0 home victory against Al-Ittihad.Al-Rustaq has scored 10 league goals at home this season, in 8 matches. Al-Rustaq are not conceding a lot of goals here at Ferdie Neita Sports Complex in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 5 from 8 matches.
Dhofar form and stats
Nothing but glory last season for Dhofar, as they won the Sultan Cup.Playing away, Dhofar have won 3 games, drawn 2 and suffered 2 defeats in the Professional League this season.
Preceding that match was the 1-1 draw at home vs Muscat.Many goals are not expected from the visiting Dhofar as they have only managed to score 6 times from 7 away games in the league. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Dhofar are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 5 times in 7 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above. It's worth mentioning that 3 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
Al-Rustaq and Dhofar have faced each other before this season: Al-Rustaq - Dhofar 2-0. Previous ten meetings with these sides: Al-Rustaq won two, Dhofar triumphed in seven and we saw one draw. five games with over 2,5 goals, five matches with under 2,5 goals.Al-Rustaq missing players
Dhofar missing players
| Al-Rustaq | Dhofar | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 15 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 11 | 6 | Won | W | 4 | 14 | ||
| 7 | 5 | Drew | D | 5 | 7 | ||
| 7 | 4 | Lost | L | 4 | 4 | ||
| 32 | 17 | Scored | S | 9 | 40 | ||
| 24 | 13 | Conceded | C | 8 | 18 | ||
| 88% | 87% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 62% | 80% | ||
| 76% | 73% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 46% | 64% | ||
| 40% | 27% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 23% | 44% | ||
| 16% | 7% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 16% | ||
| 4% | 7% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 12% | ||
| 40% | 40% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 32% | ||
| 40% | 40% | Clean Sheets | C S | 69% | 52% | ||
| 32% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 69% | 36% | ||
| 4.2 | 4.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.3 | 3.8 | ||
| 3.7 | 3.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3 | 3.5 | ||
| 1.8 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.4 | 1.2 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 9.1 | 9.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6.8 | 7.4 | ||
| 3.9 | 3.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.6 | 3.4 | ||
| 34% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 31% | 54% | ||
| 6.8 | 7.4 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 5.9 | 6.4 | ||
| 2.9 | 3.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.3 | 2.9 | ||
| 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 Seeb | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 25 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 29 |
| 2 | Dhofar | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 28 |
| 3 | Al-Nahda | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 20 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 26 |
| 4 | Al Nasr | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 26 |
| 5 | Al-Rustaq | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 25 |
| 6 | Al-Musannah | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 23 |
| 7 | Oman Club | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 19 |
| 8 | Al Suwaiq | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 19 |
| 9 | Sohar | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 15 | -5 | 19 |
| 10 | Muscat | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | -8 | 12 |
| 11 | Bahla | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 10 | -6 | 11 |
| 12 | Nizwa | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | -14 | 11 |
| 13 | Al-Ittihad | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 23 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 14 | -17 | 10 |
| 14 | Saham | 14 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 23 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 18 | -15 | 6 |
