A trophy cabinet can never have too much silverware and both Al-Rustaq and Nizwa know what's at stake in this second leg of the Sultan Cup Quarter-finals clash.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Al-Rustaq form and stats
Al-Rustaq was eliminated in the 8th finals last season in the Sultan Cup.3 victories, 2 draws and 2 defeats. That’s what Al-Rustaq have to build on here at Ferdie Neita Sports Complex in the Professional League.
The spoils were shared in Al-Rustaq's previous game, also at home. Visiting Al-Nahda travelled back with a draw after a 1-1 scoreline.
The manager will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Sohar in only four days.
From these home matches, Al-Rustaq have conceded only 5 goals.
Nizwa form and stats
They also participated in Sultan Cup last season. This ended in the 16th finals.The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Nizwa so far with only 5 points returning home. The records show 1-2-3 (win-draw-lose).
Nizwa play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 1-0 victory visiting Al-Ittihad.
A new game in only four days for Nizwa, the Professional League home match versus Bahla. Busy days.
There's been a serious shortage of goals from Nizwa's away games in the league this season with only 1 goal from 6 matches. In the opposite end, Nizwa have conceded 9 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
These competitors have fought earlier this season: Nizwa - Al-Rustaq 0-2. Previous two meetings with these sides: Al-Rustaq won two, Nizwa triumphed in zero and we saw zero draws. one game with over 2,5 goals, one match with less than 2,5 goals.Al-Rustaq missing players
Nizwa missing players
| Al-Rustaq | Nizwa | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 11 | 5 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | ||
| 7 | 4 | Drew | D | 4 | 10 | ||
| 7 | 5 | Lost | L | 6 | 13 | ||
| 30 | 13 | Scored | S | 3 | 11 | ||
| 26 | 15 | Conceded | C | 17 | 35 | ||
| 84% | 86% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 82% | 80% | ||
| 72% | 71% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 45% | 56% | ||
| 44% | 29% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 18% | 28% | ||
| 20% | 7% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 9% | 8% | ||
| 4% | 7% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 9% | 4% | ||
| 44% | 43% | BTTS | BTTS | 18% | 32% | ||
| 32% | 29% | Clean Sheets | C S | 27% | 24% | ||
| 40% | 43% | Failed to Score | F T | 73% | 64% | ||
| 4 | 4.1 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.7 | 2.5 | ||
| 4.1 | 4.1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.7 | 4.8 | ||
| 1.6 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.1 | 0.9 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 9.3 | 9.9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 4.4 | 4.7 | ||
| 3.4 | 3.1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.3 | 1.4 | ||
| 35% | 42% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 22% | 40% | ||
| 7.4 | 7.9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 6.4 | 8.4 | ||
| 3 | 3.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.3 | 3.6 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Dhofar | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 26 |
| 2 | Al Seeb | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 25 |
| 3 | Al Nasr | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 22 |
| 4 | Al-Nahda | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 20 |
| 5 | Al-Musannah | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 20 |
| 6 | Al-Rustaq | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 19 |
| 7 | Sohar | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 15 | -3 | 18 |
| 8 | Oman Club | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 16 |
| 9 | Al Suwaiq | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 15 |
| 10 | Bahla | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | -4 | 11 |
| 11 | Muscat | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | -6 | 11 |
| 12 | Al-Ittihad | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | -15 | 7 |
| 13 | Nizwa | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | -15 | 7 |
| 14 | Saham | 12 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 13 | -9 | 6 |
