Getting closer to the top teams is at stake when these two mid-table clubs battle it out. Both will be aiming to improve their league table standing, Al-Nahda in 5th and Sohar in 8th place.
These are busy days for the home team, as they were in action only three days ago in the Sultan Cup. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at Sur.
Al-Nahda form and stats
The story so far in the Professional League for Al-Nahda at their home stadium (Buraimi Sports Complex) is 4 wins, 2 draws and 2 defeats. The opportunity of a proper winning streak is there for the hosts, with two straight wins here at Buraimi Sports Complex.
Al-Nahda lost their last game at Sur after a 0-2 scoreline. Before that, Al-Nahda played out a Professional League draw 1-1 when visiting Al-Rustaq.
Al-Nahda has scored 11 league goals at home this season, in 8 matches. On the other hand, Al-Nahda have conceded 9 goals.
Sohar form and stats
3 wins, 0 draws and 5 losses. That’s the product of Sohar playing as the away team in the Professional League this season. It's a growing despair in Sohar as they have recorded three consecutive losses. Sohar has lost their two previous away games and are eager to kill a negative trend in its infancy.
A. Abdel-Salam was the last player to score for the away team. Sohar haven't scored a league goal in the last 250 minutes.
Sohar failed to get anything from their last game, a Professional League home match vs Mrbat (placed 14th) that ended with defeat 0-1. A 0-1 defeat away at Bahla before that.
Late heartbreak for Sohar in the Mrbat match, as the deciding 0-1 goal came deep into overtime.
The travelling fans enjoy Sohar's attacking play in away games, having scored 12 goals in 8 league matches away. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Sohar have conceded 12 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
The dueling parties have met before this season: Sohar - Al-Nahda 1-0. Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Al-Nahda won three games, three matches ended with a draw and Sohar has four wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: five / fiveAl-Nahda missing players
Sohar missing players
| Al-Nahda | Sohar | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 16 | 8 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 8 | 16 |
| 7 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | 2 | 2 | Lost | L | 1 | 5 | 7 |
| 23 | 11 | 3 | Scored | S | 3 | 12 | 22 |
| 20 | 9 | 4 | Conceded | C | 3 | 12 | 21 |
| 94% | 88% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 75% | 75% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 75% | 75% |
| 62% | 75% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 75% | 56% |
| 19% | 12% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 38% | 31% |
| 12% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 12% | 6% |
| 75% | 75% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 62% | 56% |
| 6% | 12% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 12% | 19% |
| 25% | 25% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 25% | 25% |
| 4.1 | 3.9 | 4.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.5 | 5.6 | 4.9 |
| 4.3 | 4.7 | 4.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3 | 5 | 3.6 |
| 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 1.6 | 1.9 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 136 | 75 | 24 | Total Shots | T S | 27 | 72 | 84 |
| 47 | 24 | 9 | Shots on Target | S O | 6 | 24 | 32 |
| 45% | 38% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 46% | 66% |
- Al-Nahda has the fewest clean sheets (1)
- Al-Nahda has the most points from losing position (11)
- Al-Nahda have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Sohar have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Sohar haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| 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 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 27 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 17 | 38 |
| 2 | Dhofar | 17 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 24 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 17 | 35 |
| 3 | Saham | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 23 | 20 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 29 |
| 4 | Bahla | 17 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 21 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 26 |
| 5 | Al-Nahda | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 25 |
| 6 | Al Nasr | 17 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 19 | 20 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 5 | -1 | 23 |
| 7 | Al-Rustaq | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 22 |
| 8 | Sohar | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 22 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 21 |
| 9 | Al Suwaiq | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 13 | -3 | 21 |
| 10 | Fanja | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 25 | 30 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 13 | -5 | 21 |
| 11 | Muscat | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 14 | -3 | 19 |
| 12 | Oman Club | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 17 | -8 | 16 |
| 13 | Al Oruba | 17 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 14 | -12 | 10 |
| 14 | Mrbat | 17 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 29 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 17 | -17 | 10 |