National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Nizwa or Busher that keep their silverware dream alive.
Nizwa form and stats
Nizwa participated in Sultan Cup the last season, where they reached the 16th finals.Three Professional League home games done for Nizwa, who are not happy collecting 2 points from these matches. The home team are struggling everywhere these days as they haven't won a league-game, regardless of being the home or the away team, in 13 attempts.
Stress levels are on the rise for Nizwa's attacking players as they have now played 373 minutes without scoring in a league game. Nothing to worry about in defence for Nizwa, as their goalkeeper has completely shut out the opponents for 226 minutes in the Professional League.
A draw after 90 minutes last time out for Nizwa, who played 0-0 against Al Seeb. That match was also played at this venue (Nizwa Sports Complex).
The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a Professional League home game that ended 0-0 versus Muscat.Nizwa are traveling soon after this match as the Professional League match at Oman Club awaits in four days.
Nizwa has huge difficulties finding the net and are scoring on average only once per two home matches in the league: 0 goals from 3 games. Nizwa have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only 1 goal.
Busher form and stats
Busher was sent out of Sultan Cup in the 16th finals last season.Busher have only collected 10 points from their away games in the Professional League, after 2-4-7 (13 played). Recent form does not give Busher much hope, as the visitors have lost three games in a row. Nizwa will be a tough nut to crack.
There might be some fixture complaints from Busher as they are again playing away from home after losing on the road in their previous match, the Sultan Cup match against Al Nasr (0-2). Leading 2-0 was not enough for Busher in their fight with Al Nasr last time out. Happy faces soon turned sour as mistakes flourished in what ended up a 0-2 loss.
Preceding that, the 1-4 home loss versus Oman Club.The visitors have scored 11 goals from 13 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. As for defending, Busher rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 25 goals from these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Nizwa missing players
Busher missing players
| Nizwa | Busher | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 18 | 10 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Won | W | 2 | 4 | ||
| 7 | 5 | Drew | D | 3 | 8 | ||
| 9 | 4 | Lost | L | 7 | 13 | ||
| 14 | 7 | Scored | S | 8 | 23 | ||
| 28 | 14 | Conceded | C | 21 | 46 | ||
| 89% | 80% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 96% | ||
| 67% | 60% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 80% | ||
| 39% | 40% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 42% | 52% | ||
| 17% | 20% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 36% | ||
| 11% | 10% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 8% | ||
| 50% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 52% | ||
| 11% | 20% | Clean Sheets | C S | 8% | 8% | ||
| 50% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 44% | ||
| 1.8 | 2.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 3.9 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0.8 | 0.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 5.8 | 5.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1 | 1.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | ||
| 67% | 67% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | ||
| 8.1 | 11.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 3.3 | 4.2 | 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 Nasr | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 12 |
| 2 | Dhofar | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
| 3 | Al-Nahda | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| 4 | Al Seeb | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 |
| 5 | Al-Musannah | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 6 | Bahla | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| 7 | Al Suwaiq | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 8 | Oman Club | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | -1 | 4 |
| 9 | Al-Rustaq | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | -3 | 4 |
| 10 | Sohar | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -4 | 4 |
| 11 | Nizwa | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 2 |
| 12 | Al-Ittihad | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -3 | 2 |
| 13 | Saham | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | -5 | 2 |
| 14 | Muscat | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -6 | 1 |
| 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 Oruba | 26 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 33 | 23 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 49 |
| 2 | Fanja | 26 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 41 | 33 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 16 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 17 | 8 | 47 |
| 3 | Sur | 26 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 37 | 26 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 12 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 21 | 14 | 11 | 46 |
| 4 | Al Nasr | 26 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 45 | 30 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 28 | 15 | 15 | 41 |
| 5 | Dhofar | 26 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 42 | 29 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 24 | 13 | 13 | 41 |
| 6 | Al-Khabourah | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 34 | 31 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 17 | 3 | 37 |
| 7 | Al-Musannah | 26 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 40 | 36 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 26 | 21 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 4 | 33 |
| 8 | Al-Nahda | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 36 | 36 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 15 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 21 | 0 | 33 |
| 9 | Saham | 26 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 36 | 35 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 18 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 17 | 1 | 32 |
| 10 | Al Shabab | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 34 | 38 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 21 | -4 | 32 |
| 11 | Sohar | 26 | 6 | 13 | 7 | 25 | 30 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 16 | 12 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 18 | -5 | 31 |
| 12 | Al Suwaiq | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 29 | 41 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 26 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 15 | -12 | 31 |
| 13 | Busher | 26 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 23 | 47 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 22 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 25 | -24 | 21 |
| 14 | Al Seeb | 26 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 22 | 42 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 18 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 24 | -20 | 18 |