Al Suwaiq welcomes Dhofar to this second leg of the Sultan Cup Quarter-finals. It's time to find a winner and both teams know what is needed.
These teams have little in common geographically as Dhofar have to travel 1000 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
Not much time to rest for the home team, as they were involved in a Professional League match only four days earlier. This match was also played here at Ferdie Neita Sports Complex. With two consecutive home games the intense schedule is somewhat softened. Still, Dhofar have had more rest.
Al Suwaiq form and stats
Last season their Sultan Cup adventure ended in the final.The story so far in the Professional League for Al Suwaiq at their home stadium (Ferdie Neita Sports Complex) is 2 wins, 2 draws and 2 defeats.
Suwaiq's last game was hosting Saham and winning 2-1.
From these home matches, Al Suwaiq have conceded only 5 goals.
Dhofar form and stats
Nothing but glory last season for Dhofar, as they won the Sultan Cup.The story so far for the visiting team on their Professional League travels is 3 wins, 2 draws and 2 defeats.
There might be some fixture complaints from Dhofar as they are again playing away from home after losing on the road in their previous match, 0-2 against Al Nasr.
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. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (5 so far).
Head 2 Head
The most up to date registered history involving both these sides is the Dhofar - Al Suwaiq 1-0 played earlier this season. Statistics for the former ten meetings involving these two contenders are: two wins for Suwaiq, three draws and five wins for Dhofar. Over 2,5 goals: four times; under 2,5 goals: six games.Al Suwaiq missing players
Dhofar missing players
| Al Suwaiq | Dhofar | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 11 | 6 | Won | W | 5 | 17 | ||
| 4 | 3 | Drew | D | 6 | 6 | ||
| 10 | 3 | Lost | L | 2 | 2 | ||
| 30 | 14 | Scored | S | 12 | 45 | ||
| 29 | 9 | Conceded | C | 6 | 13 | ||
| 88% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 62% | 80% | ||
| 64% | 58% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 54% | 68% | ||
| 52% | 42% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 23% | 40% | ||
| 16% | 8% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 16% | ||
| 12% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 12% | ||
| 48% | 42% | BTTS | BTTS | 8% | 24% | ||
| 36% | 58% | Clean Sheets | C S | 77% | 68% | ||
| 28% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 54% | 28% | ||
| 6.4 | 6.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.8 | 3.9 | ||
| 4.1 | 4.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2.8 | 3 | ||
| 1.8 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.3 | 1 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 7.9 | 8.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.3 | 8.6 | ||
| 2.6 | 3.1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.9 | ||
| 40% | 32% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 37% | 53% | ||
| 7.6 | 7.4 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 5.7 | 6.2 | ||
| 2.9 | 2.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 1.5 | 2.2 | ||
| 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 |
