National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Fanja or Salalah that keep their silverware dream alive.
It's quite the trip for Salalah when visiting Fanja as the cities are 1000 kilometers apart.
Fanja form and stats
Fanja was eliminated in the 8th finals last season in the Sultan Cup.6 victories, 4 draws and 3 defeats. That’s what Fanja have to build on here at Al-Saada Stadium in the Professional League.
A strong away win for Fanja against Al-Ittihad the last match.
In the game before, an away victory in the Professional League match versus Sohar with a 2-1 scoreline.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.
Salalah form and stats
Last season their Sultan Cup adventure ended in the 16th finals.The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Salalah so far with only 4 points returning home. The records show 1-1-11 (win-draw-lose).
The supporters enjoyed Salalah's previous game versus Muscat, a Sultan Cup 2-1 win played at home.
A loss against Al Oruba was the result prior to that, in a Sultan Cup home game.The visitors have scored 11 goals from 13 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. In the opposite end, Salalah have conceded 25 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
As for the last six games between these two teams, there's three Fanja victories, two draws and one Salalah win. Over/under statistics; four of these games ended with three goals or more, two matches with two goals or less.Fanja missing players
Salalah missing players
| Fanja | Salalah | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 10 | 5 | Won | W | 1 | 5 | ||
| 8 | 3 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | ||
| 7 | 4 | Lost | L | 10 | 18 | ||
| 42 | 24 | Scored | S | 10 | 23 | ||
| 42 | 25 | Conceded | C | 22 | 45 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 88% | 92% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 82% | 76% | ||
| 76% | 92% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 73% | 56% | ||
| 52% | 83% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 27% | 28% | ||
| 16% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 9% | 12% | ||
| 88% | 92% | BTTS | BTTS | 73% | 48% | ||
| 12% | 8% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 12% | ||
| 4% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 27% | 44% | ||
| 4.9 | 5.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 3.7 | ||
| 3.5 | 2.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 8.3 | ||
| 1.2 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 10.1 | 11.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 9 | ||
| 3.4 | 4.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 2.3 | ||
| 49% | 48% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 57% | ||
| 7.5 | 8.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 6.7 | ||
| 2.9 | 3.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 3.7 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Fanja | 26 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 42 | 20 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 27 | 7 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 22 | 51 |
| 2 | Al Suwaiq | 26 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 30 | 20 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 20 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 48 |
| 3 | Al Oruba | 26 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 37 | 17 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 9 | 20 | 47 |
| 4 | Dhofar | 26 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 37 | 36 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 21 | 1 | 39 |
| 5 | Al-Nahda | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 31 | 26 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 16 | 5 | 38 |
| 6 | Al Nasr | 26 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 22 | 23 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 10 | -1 | 37 |
| 7 | Sohar | 26 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 30 | 26 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 17 | 4 | 35 |
| 8 | Saham | 26 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 27 | 28 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 22 | -1 | 33 |
| 9 | Al-Shabab Club | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 29 | 40 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 20 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 20 | -11 | 31 |
| 10 | Al-Khabourah | 26 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 27 | 26 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 30 |
| 11 | Muscat | 26 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 30 | 33 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 18 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 15 | -3 | 30 |
| 12 | Al-Musannah | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 21 | 31 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 18 | -10 | 29 |
| 13 | Sur | 26 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 23 | 34 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 19 | -11 | 21 |
| 14 | Salalah | 26 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 19 | 45 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 20 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 25 | -26 | 14 |
