Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Al-Shabab Club & Nizwa face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Sultan Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
Al-Shabab Club form and stats
Al-Shabab Club participated in Sultan Cup the last season, where they reached the round of 32.The complete Professional League statistics playing at home this season for Al-Shabab Club are 6-1-5 (wins-draws-losses).
The home club members witnessed a 0-0 draw vs Sur in the Sultan Cup last time out and are hoping for a victory here.
Before that game, a loss in the away fixture against Al-Musannah in the Sultan Cup.
The Al-Shabab Club fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 14 in 12 matches. 15 goals have been conceded.
Nizwa form and stats
Nizwa's mission in Sultan Cup last season failed in the quarter-finals against Al-Rustaq.The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Nizwa so far with only 7 points returning home. The records show 1-4-8 (win-draw-lose).
It might be tough going out on the road again for Nizwa, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 1-4 versus Bahla.
A 2-2 draw was the result before that, hosting Al-Ittihad in the Professional League.Goals are few and far between in Nizwa's away league games. Only {6 goals} from 13 travels. For Nizwa, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.
Head 2 Head
Al-Shabab Club missing players
Nizwa missing players
| Al-Shabab Club | Nizwa | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 7 | 5 | Won | W | 1 | 4 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Drew | D | 5 | 8 | ||
| 13 | 5 | Lost | L | 7 | 13 | ||
| 29 | 13 | Scored | S | 7 | 16 | ||
| 39 | 16 | Conceded | C | 28 | 44 | ||
| 92% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 77% | 80% | ||
| 76% | 83% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 62% | 68% | ||
| 56% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 38% | 40% | ||
| 20% | 8% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 31% | 20% | ||
| 12% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 31% | 16% | ||
| 52% | 58% | BTTS | BTTS | 38% | 36% | ||
| 16% | 17% | Clean Sheets | C S | 31% | 28% | ||
| 40% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 54% | 56% | ||
| 4.5 | 3.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.8 | 3.4 | ||
| 5.5 | 5.9 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.8 | 5.6 | ||
| 1.4 | 1.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.4 | 1.3 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 12.4 | 13.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6.6 | 6.7 | ||
| 3.9 | 3.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 2.6 | ||
| 28% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 17% | 23% | ||
| 12.4 | 14.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8 | 7.8 | ||
| 4.8 | 5.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.6 | 3.4 | ||
| 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 | 26 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 57 | 11 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 33 | 6 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 5 | 46 | 66 |
| 2 | Al Nasr | 26 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 40 | 23 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 17 | 50 |
| 3 | Al-Nahda | 26 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 33 | 26 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 43 |
| 4 | Al Suwaiq | 26 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 38 | 28 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 19 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 13 | 10 | 41 |
| 5 | Al-Rustaq | 26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 30 | 23 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 40 |
| 6 | Saham | 26 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 37 | 39 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 24 | -2 | 38 |
| 7 | Sohar | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 37 | 34 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 16 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 3 | 37 |
| 8 | Al Oruba | 26 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 33 | 24 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 9 | 36 |
| 9 | Muscat | 25 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 30 | 33 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 16 | -3 | 30 |
| 10 | Oman Club | 26 | 8 | 3 | 15 | 28 | 45 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 18 | 19 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 26 | -17 | 27 |
| 11 | Mrbat | 23 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 22 | 32 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 16 | -10 | 26 |
| 12 | Al-Shabab Club | 26 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 29 | 45 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 15 | 30 | -16 | 24 |
| 13 | Sur | 26 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 26 | 48 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 19 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 29 | -22 | 20 |
| 14 | Mjees | 26 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 15 | 42 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 26 | -27 | 17 |
| 15 | Mirbat | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| 16 | Al Shabab | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 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 | 7 | 3 | 50 | 17 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 27 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 23 | 9 | 33 | 55 |
| 2 | Al-Nahda | 26 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 35 | 17 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 24 | 9 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 18 | 53 |
| 3 | Dhofar | 26 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 39 | 17 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 28 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 22 | 48 |
| 4 | Al-Musannah | 26 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 33 | 24 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 43 |
| 5 | Al Nasr | 26 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 28 | 22 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 42 |
| 6 | Sohar | 26 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 32 | 31 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 19 | 1 | 39 |
| 7 | Al-Rustaq | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 25 | 24 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 1 | 35 |
| 8 | Oman Club | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 30 | 33 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 20 | -3 | 31 |
| 9 | Al Suwaiq | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 24 | 28 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 14 | -4 | 31 |
| 10 | Al-Ittihad | 26 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 20 | 39 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 23 | -19 | 25 |
| 11 | Bahla | 26 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 28 | 35 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 19 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 16 | -7 | 24 |
| 12 | Muscat | 26 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 33 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 19 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 14 | -12 | 22 |
| 13 | Saham | 26 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 36 | 13 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 27 | -17 | 20 |
| 14 | Nizwa | 26 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 15 | 43 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 28 | -28 | 20 |