Professional League duel: Close contest expected between Al-Ittihad and Muscat

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Competition: Oman Professional League
Competition: Fri 06.May
Match begins: 17:10 (UTC)
Venue: The Salalah Youth Complex (12000 seats)

Al-Ittihad are impatient to get the points at their own stadium in this upcoming match versus Muscat.

Insights:
  • Al-Ittihad have the most conceded goals (37) in Professional League
  • Muscat have the most dropped points from leading position (17) in Professional League

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

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Al-Ittihad form and stats

The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the Professional League this season. Al-Ittihad have only managed 1 win, 4 draws and 6 losses from their games here at The Salalah Youth Complex. Al-Ittihad are very eager to stop a potential losing streak at The Salalah Youth Complex, having lost their two previous games here.

Al-Ittihad enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Dhofar's place. The match ended 2-1.

Before that game, the home loss against Al Nasr with the scoreline 1-2.

There will be little rest for Al-Ittihad after this match as they are travelling to Nizwa for a Professional League game in only four days.

The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Al-Ittihad here at The Salalah Youth Complex in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (6 from 11 games). Al-Ittihad have conceded 16 in these home matches. Al-Ittihad has at home met teams with this table position (low), three times. It has ended with less than 2.5 goals 3 of 3 times.

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Muscat form and stats

Muscat have only collected 10 points from their away games in the Professional League, after 2-4-5 (11 played). With the Muscat losing streak of five defeats in a row, regardless of arena, optimism is low and sinking.

Home advantage was not enough for Muscat in their previous game as they lost hosting Sohar, 0-1.

Preceding that game, the 1-2 loss visiting Al-Nahda's place.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Muscat playing away and similar expectations, we found seven relevant matches. Results were one Muscat win, three draws and three defeats.

A new game in only four days for Muscat, the Professional League home match versus Bahla. Busy days.

The attacking power of Muscat when travelling is not overwhelming with 7 goals scored from 11 league matches away. 13 goals have been conceded by Muscat in these games.

Head 2 Head

The most up to date recorded scoreline involving both these sides is the Muscat - Al-Ittihad 2-0 played not long ago this season. Al-Ittihad-Muscat H2H statistics last two meetings regardless of arena: Al-Ittihad zero wins, Muscat one win, one draw. zero of these two matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Al-Ittihad missing players

Muscat missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Al-Ittihad Muscat
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
23 11 3 Played P 3 11 23
4 1 1 Won W 1 2 5
8 4 1 Drew D 2 4 4
11 6 1 Lost L 0 5 14
17 6 1 Scored S 2 7 20
37 16 1 Conceded C 1 13 32
83% 82% 67% Over 0.5 O 0.5 67% 82% 91%
70% 55% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 33% 55% 70%
43% 36% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 36% 48%
22% 18% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 9% 13%
13% 9% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 4%
43% 36% 0% BTTS BTTS 33% 45% 52%
22% 27% 67% Clean Sheets C S 67% 36% 26%
52% 55% 67% Failed to Score F T 33% 36% 30%
 
3.8 4.2 6.5 Corners for (avg) C F 10 4.8 4.8
3.7 4.4 4 Corners against (avg) C A 6 4.8 4.2
2.1 2.1 1.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 2.6 2.2
1 1 0 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
4.2 4.5 7 Shots (avg) S ( 15 6.8 5.2
1.3 1.5 2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 1.8 1.7
35% 17% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 22% 50%
 
7.3 8 9 Shots against (avg) S A 4 7.6 5.5
3.1 3.6 4 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 1 3 2.7
Key stats in Professional League this season:
  • Al-Ittihad have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Al-Ittihad have the fewest points (7) at home in Professional League
  • Al-Ittihad have the fewest scored goals (6) at home in Professional League
  • Al-Ittihad have the most conceded goals (37) in Professional League
  • Al-Ittihad have the most conceded goals in the first half (17) in Professional League
  • Al-Ittihad have the the worst goal difference (-10) at home in Professional League
  • Muscat have the most conceded goals in the second half (26) in Professional League
  • Muscat have the most dropped points from leading position (17) in Professional League

  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 23 15 5 3 48 16 11 8 1 2 26 7 12 7 4 1 22 9 32 50
2 Al-Nahda 23 13 7 3 31 16 12 8 3 1 23 8 11 5 4 2 8 8 15 46
3 Dhofar 23 12 8 3 37 15 12 7 4 1 28 9 11 5 4 2 9 6 22 44
4 Al-Musannah 23 12 5 6 31 21 12 6 3 3 19 12 11 6 2 3 12 9 10 41
5 Al Nasr 23 10 8 5 26 20 11 5 5 1 14 8 12 5 3 4 12 12 6 38
6 Oman Club 23 8 7 8 29 27 11 4 3 4 13 8 12 4 4 4 16 19 2 31
7 Al-Rustaq 23 8 7 8 23 22 11 4 4 3 11 7 12 4 3 5 12 15 1 31
8 Sohar 23 7 9 7 23 28 12 4 5 3 13 10 11 3 4 4 10 18 -5 30
9 Al Suwaiq 23 7 7 9 23 26 11 3 4 4 10 13 12 4 3 5 13 13 -3 28
10 Bahla 23 4 8 11 24 33 11 2 3 6 12 17 12 2 5 5 12 16 -9 20
11 Al-Ittihad 23 4 8 11 17 37 11 1 4 6 6 16 12 3 4 5 11 21 -20 20
12 Muscat 23 5 4 14 20 32 12 3 0 9 13 19 11 2 4 5 7 13 -12 19
13 Nizwa 23 4 7 12 10 32 12 3 3 6 7 13 11 1 4 6 3 19 -22 19
14 Saham 23 2 10 11 16 33 12 1 8 3 7 9 11 1 2 8 9 24 -17 16

Table
  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 23 15 5 3 48 16 11 8 1 2 26 7 12 7 4 1 22 9 32 50
2 Al-Nahda 23 13 7 3 31 16 12 8 3 1 23 8 11 5 4 2 8 8 15 46
3 Dhofar 23 12 8 3 37 15 12 7 4 1 28 9 11 5 4 2 9 6 22 44
4 Al-Musannah 23 12 5 6 31 21 12 6 3 3 19 12 11 6 2 3 12 9 10 41
5 Al Nasr 23 10 8 5 26 20 11 5 5 1 14 8 12 5 3 4 12 12 6 38
6 Oman Club 23 8 7 8 29 27 11 4 3 4 13 8 12 4 4 4 16 19 2 31
7 Al-Rustaq 23 8 7 8 23 22 11 4 4 3 11 7 12 4 3 5 12 15 1 31
8 Sohar 23 7 9 7 23 28 12 4 5 3 13 10 11 3 4 4 10 18 -5 30
9 Al Suwaiq 23 7 7 9 23 26 11 3 4 4 10 13 12 4 3 5 13 13 -3 28
10 Bahla 23 4 8 11 24 33 11 2 3 6 12 17 12 2 5 5 12 16 -9 20
11 Al-Ittihad 23 4 8 11 17 37 11 1 4 6 6 16 12 3 4 5 11 21 -20 20
12 Muscat 23 5 4 14 20 32 12 3 0 9 13 19 11 2 4 5 7 13 -12 19
13 Nizwa 23 4 7 12 10 32 12 3 3 6 7 13 11 1 4 6 3 19 -22 19
14 Saham 23 2 10 11 16 33 12 1 8 3 7 9 11 1 2 8 9 24 -17 16

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The Oman Professional League is the top division of Omani football. It was founded in 1976 and has gone through many changes in format. The current league table has 14 teams playing each other twice to decide the champion.Only four foreign players are allowed in each team.