National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Ibri or Al-Shabab Club that keep their silverware dream alive.
It's no vacation for neither Ibri nor Al-Shabab Club as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Ibri form and stats
Ibri was eliminated in the round of 32 last season in the Sultan Cup.Ibri have played three Professional League home games so far, perhaps enough to set expectations for the season. In that case, only 3 points from these matches could be a signal of rough times ahead.
Ibri's previous match was a Sultan Cup game also played at their own arena, finishing 1-0 versus Al-Shabab Club. The home side hope to to repeat that performance.
Preceding that match was the home Professional League game against Al-Rustaq that was lost 1-2.Ibri aren't scoring a lot here at Ibri Youth Complex in the league, with only {2 goals} from 3 games.
Al-Shabab Club form and stats
They also participated in Sultan Cup last season. This ended in the quarter-finals, when Al Seeb drew the shortest straw.The visitors are W2-D1-L1 on the road this term. That's in the Professional League.
Two away matches in a row for Al-Shabab, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 0-1 against Ibri in the Sultan Cup.
Before that one, a nice away victory 2-1 at Dhofar.Al-Shabab Club find the net regularly in their away games. 5 goals from 4 away fixtures in the league.
Head 2 Head
Ibri have avoided defeat in the last 4 games (3-1-0) facing Al-Shabab Club.This was the result when the teams played each other earlier this season; Ibri - Al-Shabab Club 1-0.
Ibri missing players
Al-Shabab Club missing players
| Ibri | Al-Shabab Club | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 20 | 11 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 7 | 5 | Won | W | 3 | 8 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Drew | D | 3 | 7 | ||
| 10 | 4 | Lost | L | 7 | 10 | ||
| 18 | 11 | Scored | S | 11 | 25 | ||
| 18 | 8 | Conceded | C | 15 | 27 | ||
| 95% | 91% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 85% | 84% | ||
| 50% | 45% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 46% | 60% | ||
| 25% | 27% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 46% | 40% | ||
| 10% | 9% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 15% | 12% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 8% | ||
| 30% | 27% | BTTS | BTTS | 31% | 40% | ||
| 35% | 45% | Clean Sheets | C S | 23% | 24% | ||
| 40% | 36% | Failed to Score | F T | 62% | 52% | ||
| 3.4 | 3.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.7 | 2.4 | ||
| 4.7 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.3 | 4.4 | ||
| 1 | 0.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.2 | 1.6 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 5.7 | 5.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.3 | 7.9 | ||
| 1.7 | 2.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.8 | 2.5 | ||
| 37% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 32% | 32% | ||
| 7.1 | 6.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 7.1 | 9.7 | ||
| 2.1 | 1.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.9 | 3.6 | ||
| 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 |
