National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Fanja or Al-Khabourah that keep their silverware dream alive.
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Fanja form and stats
The total Professional League statistics playing at home this season for Fanja are 6-4-3 (wins-draws-losses).
Fanja are returning here after visiting Al Salam in a Sultan Cup fixture and winning with a 1-0 scoreline.
Before that match, a loss in the away fixture against Al Oruba in the Sultan Cup.
A decent goal production from Fanja in their home games so far, with 25 goals from 13 league matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 23 goals have been conceded.
Al-Khabourah form and stats
Al-Khabourah have only collected 11 points from their away games in the Professional League, after 2-5-6 (13 played).
The club members enjoyed Al-Khabourah's previous fixture versus Al-Ittihad, a Sultan Cup win (2-0) played at home.
The fixture before was the Sultan Cup-duel against Sohar, a home defeat (0-1).
The visitors have scored 10 goals from 13 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. As opposed to that, Al-Khabourah have seen the ball go into their own net 16 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Fanja have pulled off a sequence of 5 consecutive matches without losing (3-2-0) when facing Al-Khabourah.Fanja missing players
Al-Khabourah missing players
| Fanja | Al-Khabourah | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 9 | 4 | Won | W | 1 | 7 | ||
| 8 | 4 | Drew | D | 4 | 8 | ||
| 8 | 4 | Lost | L | 8 | 10 | ||
| 36 | 21 | Scored | S | 11 | 31 | ||
| 39 | 23 | Conceded | C | 22 | 35 | ||
| 92% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 85% | 88% | ||
| 80% | 83% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 69% | 72% | ||
| 64% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 54% | 48% | ||
| 44% | 75% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 31% | 36% | ||
| 12% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 15% | 16% | ||
| 72% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 54% | 52% | ||
| 20% | 17% | Clean Sheets | C S | 23% | 28% | ||
| 16% | 17% | Failed to Score | F T | 38% | 32% | ||
| 4.7 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.5 | 4.3 | ||
| 3.8 | 3.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3 | 2 | ||
| 1.3 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 9.2 | 10.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5 | 3.3 | ||
| 2.8 | 3.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.5 | 1 | ||
| 53% | 54% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 100% | 167% | ||
| 7.4 | 8.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8 | 5.3 | ||
| 2.7 | 3.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3 | 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 | 26 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 44 | 27 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 28 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 51 |
| 2 | Al-Shabab Club | 26 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 42 | 27 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 21 | 16 | 15 | 48 |
| 3 | Al Oruba | 26 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 45 | 36 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 16 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 9 | 45 |
| 4 | Al Nasr | 26 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 31 | 30 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 15 | 1 | 39 |
| 5 | Fanja | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 42 | 40 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 23 | 24 | 2 | 37 |
| 6 | Al Suwaiq | 26 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 35 | 25 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 10 | 36 |
| 7 | Sohar | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 36 | 36 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 19 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 0 | 35 |
| 8 | Al-Nahda | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 32 | 33 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 24 | -1 | 34 |
| 9 | Saham | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 39 | 45 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 25 | 23 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 22 | -6 | 34 |
| 10 | Muscat | 26 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 36 | 36 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 19 | 0 | 31 |
| 11 | Oman Club | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 32 | 36 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 18 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 18 | -4 | 31 |
| 12 | Al-Khabourah | 26 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 28 | 35 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 19 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 16 | -7 | 30 |
| 13 | Jaalan | 26 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 27 | 44 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 20 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 24 | -17 | 20 |
| 14 | Al-Rustaq | 26 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 32 | 51 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 27 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 24 | -19 | 17 |
