Oman Club get ready to welcome Al-Rustaq for something different than the ordinary league football: The Sultan Cup Quarter-finals leg 1 of 2.
It's no vacation for neither Oman nor Al-Rustaq 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.
Oman Club form and stats
Oman Club was eliminated in the round of 16 last season in the Sultan Cup.When playing at home in the Professional League, Oman Club have managed 4 wins, 1 draw and suffered 3 defeats from 8 games.
The home club members saw a 0-0 draw versus Al-Rustaq in the Sultan Cup last time out and are hoping for a victory here.
Ahead of that match, Oman Club won a home game hosting Al-Ittihad (2-1).Oman are huge favourites in this match and it would be a big surprise if they fail to leave Al-Seeb Stadium with a victory. The home side has been in this situation before, with huge expectations of a win. In their match history 12 earlier games are comparable to this one, and Oman Club has won 7 times, drawn 1 and lost 4. Sports bettors who like handicap betting will like to know that Oman Club has won by at least two goals 2 times when in this position.
Oman Club have scored {7 league goals} here from 8 matches, not a lot. It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Oman Club have only conceded 7 from their league home 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 three home matches.
Al-Rustaq form and stats
They also participated in Sultan Cup last season. This ended in the final.Al-Rustaq's travelling support has been rewarded for their time and money so far this season, having witnessed Al-Rustaq collect 14 points from their 6 away matches in the Professional League. 4 victories and 2 draws have created these points (and only 0 defeats).
It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Oman Club in their previous outing. The Sultan Cup fixture ended 0-0.
That result followed a home victory 1-0 versus Bahla in the Professional League.Nobody expects Al-Rustaq to collect anything from a game like this. The team has been David versus Goliath 14 times before, with the overall statistics of won 7, draw 4 and lost 3. When defeated, 2 matches have been lost by two or more goals.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Al-Rustaq have scored 8 goals in 6 league games away. It's not easy to score on Al-Rustaq as they have only conceded 3 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
Data for the last ten meetings between these two squads are: seven wins for Oman, one draw and two wins for Al-Rustaq. Over 2,5 goals: four times; under 2,5 goals: six games.
Oman Club missing players
Al-Rustaq missing players
| Oman Club | Al-Rustaq | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 16 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 9 | 7 | Won | W | 5 | 10 | ||
| 8 | 3 | Drew | D | 4 | 8 | ||
| 8 | 6 | Lost | L | 4 | 7 | ||
| 20 | 14 | Scored | S | 12 | 19 | ||
| 21 | 15 | Conceded | C | 12 | 18 | ||
| 76% | 88% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 85% | 80% | ||
| 56% | 62% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 62% | 44% | ||
| 28% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 23% | 16% | ||
| 4% | 6% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 8% | 4% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 4% | ||
| 32% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 38% | 28% | ||
| 44% | 44% | Clean Sheets | C S | 46% | 52% | ||
| 48% | 44% | Failed to Score | F T | 31% | 40% | ||
| 4.2 | 4.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 4.6 | ||
| 4.4 | 4.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2.1 | 3.3 | ||
| 2.1 | 1.9 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.7 | 1.9 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 4.5 | 4.9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6.6 | 6.3 | ||
| 2 | 2.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.3 | 1.9 | ||
| 39% | 34% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 31% | 31% | ||
| 5.5 | 5.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 4.4 | 5.2 | ||
| 2.5 | 2.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 1.7 | 1.9 | ||
| 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-Nahda | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 14 | 32 |
| 2 | Al-Rustaq | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 28 |
| 3 | Al Suwaiq | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 26 |
| 4 | Sohar | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 23 |
| 5 | Al Seeb | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 22 |
| 6 | Dhofar | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 22 |
| 7 | Bahla | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 21 |
| 8 | Oman Club | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 21 |
| 9 | Al Nasr | 14 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | -1 | 16 |
| 10 | Al-Musannah | 14 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -1 | 16 |
| 11 | Sur | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 9 | -4 | 16 |
| 12 | Al-Bashaeer | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 23 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 11 | -12 | 8 |
| 13 | Al-Ittihad | 14 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 14 | -12 | 7 |
| 14 | Al Oruba | 14 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 20 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 14 | -12 | 6 |
