Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Dhofar & Al Oruba face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Sultan Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
Al Oruba have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 1100 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
Dhofar form and stats
Dhofar was eliminated in the 8th finals last season in the Sultan Cup.Dhofar have played 13 Professional League games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 7-4-2 (wins-draws-losses). This match is a Sultan Cup match, and the hometeam has the total statistics 3 wins, 3 draws and 0 losses in this competition.
The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a Professional League home game that ended 0-0 versus Al Nasr.
The Dhofar fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 22 goals in 13 league matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Defensively Dhofar have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (6 in 13 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Al Oruba form and stats
They also participated in Sultan Cup last season. This ended in the quarter-finals.The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Al Oruba so far with only 10 points returning home. The records show 3-1-9 (win-draw-lose). When we have look at the Sultan Cup statistics, we find 4W-0D-2L. This is both home and away. It’s been three wins in a row for Al Oruba on their travels, an amazing performance which inspire hopes of making this one the fourth consecutive victory.
Al Oruba had fun at their own home (Ferdie Neita Sports Complex) last time out, beating Ibri 1-0.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Al Oruba as they have only managed to score 10 times from 13 away games in the league. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only -1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. As opposed to that, Oruba have seen the ball go into their own net 18 times on the road. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only -1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's one Dhofar victory, five draws and four Al Oruba wins. Over/under statistics; three of these games ended with three goals or more, seven matches with two goals or less.Dhofar missing players
Al Oruba missing players
| Dhofar | Al Oruba | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 14 | 5 | Won | W | 3 | 12 | ||
| 8 | 6 | Drew | D | 1 | 5 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Lost | L | 7 | 8 | ||
| 41 | 15 | Scored | S | 10 | 30 | ||
| 12 | 5 | Conceded | C | 15 | 24 | ||
| 84% | 69% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 91% | 88% | ||
| 64% | 46% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 55% | 60% | ||
| 40% | 23% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 55% | 52% | ||
| 20% | 15% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 18% | 12% | ||
| 4% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 9% | 4% | ||
| 32% | 23% | BTTS | BTTS | 55% | 44% | ||
| 60% | 62% | Clean Sheets | C S | 27% | 44% | ||
| 24% | 46% | Failed to Score | F T | 27% | 24% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.6 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.6 | 1.5 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 12.5 | 12.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 4.5 | 4.8 | ||
| 4.6 | 4.6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.2 | 1.1 | ||
| 34% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 83% | 104% | ||
| 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 | 9 | 1 | 38 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 19 | 4 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 9 | 25 | 57 |
| 2 | Dhofar | 26 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 44 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 6 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 7 | 31 | 52 |
| 3 | Fanja | 26 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 42 | 41 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 25 | 23 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 18 | 1 | 39 |
| 4 | Al-Nahda | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 39 | 36 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 20 | 3 | 38 |
| 5 | Al Nasr | 26 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 28 | 31 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 20 | 19 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 12 | -3 | 37 |
| 6 | Bahla | 26 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 33 | 25 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 9 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 8 | 35 |
| 7 | Muscat | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 35 | 35 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 24 | 0 | 35 |
| 8 | Al-Rustaq | 26 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 33 | 30 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 23 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 3 | 33 |
| 9 | Saham | 26 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 32 | 36 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 20 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 16 | -4 | 33 |
| 10 | Sohar | 26 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 28 | 30 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 16 | 18 | -2 | 32 |
| 11 | Al Suwaiq | 26 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 27 | 31 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 17 | -4 | 32 |
| 12 | Al Oruba | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 24 | 29 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 18 | -5 | 30 |
| 13 | Oman Club | 26 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 21 | 38 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 24 | -17 | 27 |
| 14 | Mrbat | 26 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 20 | 56 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 23 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 33 | -36 | 12 |