Balanced ball game between Al-Rustaq and Al Nasr expected

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Competition: Oman Professional League
Competition: Tue 10.Oct
Match begins: 15:40 (UTC)
Venue: Sultan Qaboos Sport Complex (39000 seats)

Al-Rustaq have taken 1 of their 6 in total here at their own stadium. Will more points be won versus Al Nasr?

Insights:
  • Al-Rustaq have yet to win a game at home.
  • Al Nasr have the fewest scored goals in the first half (0) in Professional League

These teams have little in common geographically as Al Nasr have to travel 1000 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.

This could be an absorbing fixture with lots of spark and bustle as both sides are well rested since they last played a game. Let's go!

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Al-Rustaq form and stats

Three Professional League home games done for Al-Rustaq, who are not happy collecting 1 point from these matches.

Happy days for Al-Rustaq in their previous game, a fixture away at Ibri (placed 12th) that ended with a 2-1 victory. At last, a league victory after five matches without one.

Preceding that match was a defeat to Al-Shabab Club (2-3).

This is expected to be a close game, with Al-Rustaq perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Al-Rustaq as a small favourite), we find 11 games. Al-Rustaq has won 2 of these, drawn 6 and lost 3.

The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Al-Rustaq here at Sultan Qaboos Sport Complex in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (2 from 3 games). Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 5 goals have been conceded.

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Al Nasr form and stats

Al Nasr are doing rather OK so far in their away games in the Professional League, having played 3 games and collected 3 points (1 win, 0 draws and 2 losses).

Al Nasr are travelling again after losing away to Oman Club in their previous match (0-1). That loss was their first after three consecutive league matches winning points.

Preceding that match was the 2-2 draw at home vs Al-Nahda.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Nasr playing away and similar expectations, we found 11 relevant matches. Results were 3 Al Nasr wins, 6 draws and 2 defeats.

Goals are few and far between in Al Nasr's away league games. Only {1 goals} from 3 travels. It's not easy to score on Nasr as they have only conceded 2 goals from these away games.

Head 2 Head

Head-to-head numbers (for the previous ten meetings): Al-Rustaq won four games, three matches ended with a tie and Al Nasr managed three wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: two / eight.

Al-Rustaq missing players

Al Nasr missing players

Al-Rustaq Al Nasr
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
6 3 0 Played P 0 3 6
1 0 0 Won W 0 1 1
3 1 0 Drew D 0 0 2
2 2 0 Lost L 0 2 3
6 2 0 Scored S 0 1 3
8 5 0 Conceded C 0 2 5
83% 67% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 83%
83% 67% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 17%
33% 33% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 17%
17% 33% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 17%
17% 33% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
67% 33% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 17%
17% 33% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 33% 33%
33% 67% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 67% 67%
 
2.8 3.3 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 5 4
3.5 5 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 5.3 3.3
1 1 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 1 0.8
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
3.2 4.3 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 10 7.5
1 1.3 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 3 2.5
100% 50% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 11% 20%
 
4.5 7 0 Shots against (avg) S A 0 13 9.5
2.7 4.3 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 6 4
Key stats in Professional League this season:
  • Al Nasr have the fewest scored goals in the first half (0) in Professional League
  • Al Nasr have won significantly more corners away than at home.
  • Al-Rustaq have yet to win a game at home.

  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 6 4 2 0 13 7 3 3 0 0 7 2 3 1 2 0 6 5 6 14
2 Al Seeb 5 4 1 0 11 2 2 1 1 0 3 2 3 3 0 0 8 0 9 13
3 Oman Club 6 4 0 2 5 6 4 3 0 1 3 2 2 1 0 1 2 4 -1 12
4 Sohar 6 3 2 1 12 5 3 2 1 0 8 2 3 1 1 1 4 3 7 11
5 Sur 6 2 3 1 10 8 4 1 2 1 8 7 2 1 1 0 2 1 2 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

Read more about Professional League

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.