National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Al Wehda or Al Taleea that keep their silverware dream alive.
This should be an interesting fixture with lots of action and energy as both sides are well rested since they last ran out on the pitch. Bring it on!
Al Wehda form and stats
Last season, Al Wehda's Sultan Cup journey ended in the round of 16.Three Professional League home games done for Al Wehda, who are not happy collecting 0 points from these matches.
Wehda last played a Professional League game against Al Seeb that ended with a 0-4 defeat. It was played on a neutral venue. Al Wehda were outplayed and humiliated in their previous game, as mentioned in the paragraph above. They will need to reinstall their confidence before this one.
In the game before, an away victory in the Professional League match versus Bahla with a 1-0 scoreline.The lack of attacking qualities in Al Wehda means that they have only scored {1 goals} in 3 league home games, less than half a goal per match. Wehda have allowed more than three conceded goals on average in their home matches so far.
Al Taleea form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Professional League travels is 5 wins, 1 draw and 7 defeats.
Two away matches in a row for Al Taleea, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 0-5 against Al Seeb in the Sultan Cup.
A defeat, in the Sultan Cup away at Busher (after extra-time), before that.
Al Taleea have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 13 league away games 15 goals have been scored. As opposed to that, Taleea have seen the ball go into their own net 19 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last two meetings: zero - zero - two (Al Wehda wins - draws - Al Taleea wins). As for goals, zero matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two had two or less.
Al Wehda missing players
Al Taleea missing players
| Al Wehda | Al Taleea | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 14 | 25 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Won | W | 5 | 8 | ||
| 7 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | ||
| 12 | 8 | Lost | L | 8 | 14 | ||
| 25 | 6 | Scored | S | 14 | 24 | ||
| 41 | 22 | Conceded | C | 24 | 39 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 72% | 73% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 86% | 80% | ||
| 44% | 55% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 56% | ||
| 28% | 27% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 14% | 8% | ||
| 12% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 14% | 8% | ||
| 44% | 27% | BTTS | BTTS | 43% | 52% | ||
| 16% | 9% | Clean Sheets | C S | 29% | 24% | ||
| 44% | 64% | Failed to Score | F T | 29% | 28% | ||
| 4.5 | 5.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 4.2 | 3.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.5 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 3.8 | 4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | ||
| 83% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | ||
| 5.8 | 6.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2.7 | 4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 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 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 13 |
| 2 | Oman Club | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -1 | 12 |
| 3 | Sohar | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 11 |
| 4 | Al-Nahda | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 |
| 5 | Sur | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| 6 | Al-Shabab Club | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 8 |
| 7 | Dhofar | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | -1 | 7 |
| 8 | Al-Rustaq | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | -2 | 6 |
| 9 | Al Nasr | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 5 |
| 10 | Bahla | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | -4 | 4 |
| 11 | Al Wehda | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -10 | 4 |
| 12 | Ibri | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -4 | 3 |
| 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 Suwaiq | 26 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 33 | 21 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 21 | 12 | 12 | 50 |
| 2 | Fanja | 26 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 33 | 24 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 13 | 9 | 50 |
| 3 | Saham | 26 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 40 | 19 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 29 | 9 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 48 |
| 4 | Al-Nahda | 26 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 41 | 30 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 43 |
| 5 | Dhofar | 26 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 34 | 28 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 20 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 6 | 40 |
| 6 | Al Nasr | 26 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 39 | 29 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 21 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 19 | 10 | 40 |
| 7 | Al Oruba | 26 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 26 | 22 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 35 |
| 8 | Al Shabab | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 31 | 31 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 19 | 25 | 0 | 33 |
| 9 | Al-Musannah | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 26 | 32 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 15 | -6 | 31 |
| 10 | Sur | 26 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 26 | 30 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 13 | -4 | 30 |
| 11 | Al Seeb | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 22 | 33 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 19 | -11 | 29 |
| 12 | Al Taleea | 26 | 8 | 3 | 15 | 26 | 38 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 19 | -12 | 27 |
| 13 | Oman Club | 26 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 25 | 38 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 21 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 17 | -13 | 24 |
| 14 | Salalah | 26 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 50 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 26 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 24 | -27 | 15 |
