The visiting Dhofar side should be favourites in this visit to Al-Rustaq, as the away team holds a 19 point advantage from their 19 league games this season.
The visiting Dhofar played their last game only three days ago, a Sultan Cup match. That game, against Al-Nahda, was also an away game. It's a tiring schedule for Dhofar.
It's quite the trip for Dhofar when visiting Al-Rustaq as the cities are 1000 kilometers apart.
Al-Rustaq form and stats
2 victories, 4 draws and 3 defeats. That’s what Al-Rustaq have to build on here at Ferdie Neita Sports Complex in the Professional League. The home fans are hungry for more even though Al-Rustaq have been steadily collecting points here at Ferdie Neita Sports Complex through three straight draws.
Times are rough for the home team, having gone 189 minutes without scoring a league goal.
No payout for Al-Rustaq in their previous match, an away game at Sohar that ended in defeat 0-1. A defeat was the result before that one, 0-1 away at Oman Club.
Al-Rustaq are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 12 goals in 9 games. Al-Rustaq have only conceded 8 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Dhofar form and stats
The away team, who have the most clean sheets (11) in Professional League, have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 6 wins, 2 draws and only 1 loss in the Professional League. The away team travel with confidence. Not since the Bahla game have they lost an away game, meaning Dhofar has taken points from seven away matches in a row.
The Dhofar goalkeeper is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 224 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.
It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Al-Nahda (placed 8th) in their previous outing. The Sultan Cup match ended in a draw 1-1. A home win before that, celebrating 4-0 vs Al-Nahda.
The visitors will be packing their bags again in only four days as another away game awaits: The AFC Cup trip to Al Qadsia.
Dhofar are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 13 away goals from 9 games (in the league). Dhofar are tighter than a frog's bottom, as only 2 away goals have been conceded so far.
Head 2 Head
Dhofar - Al-Rustaq 2-0 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. Head-to-head totals (for the last five meetings): Al-Rustaq won zero games, one match ended with a draw and Dhofar has four wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: two / threeAl-Rustaq missing players
Dhofar missing players
| Al-Rustaq | Dhofar | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 19 | 9 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 9 | 19 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 2 | 6 | 12 |
| 7 | 4 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 7 | 3 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 18 | 12 | 6 | Scored | S | 4 | 13 | 31 |
| 16 | 8 | 4 | Conceded | C | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 84% | 89% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 78% | 84% |
| 58% | 67% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 33% | 44% | 63% |
| 21% | 33% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 33% | 37% |
| 5% | 11% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 11% | 16% |
| 5% | 11% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 37% | 56% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 11% | 26% |
| 32% | 22% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 78% | 63% |
| 47% | 33% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 33% | 26% |
| 2.8 | 2.5 | 3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 7 | 6.4 | 6.4 |
| 2.7 | 3.5 | 7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2.3 | 2.1 | 2.6 |
| 1.3 | 1.6 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.7 | 1.1 | 1.5 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 106 | 50 | 11 | Total Shots | T S | 34 | 86 | 210 |
| 30 | 14 | 6 | Shots on Target | S O | 9 | 26 | 80 |
| 57% | 86% | 100% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 44% | 38% | 35% |
- Al-Rustaq has the fewest matches over the total-line (2)
- Al-Rustaq has the most matches under the total-line (12)
- Al-Rustaq have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Al-Rustaq is in the worst form (0-3-3)
- Dhofar has the fewest conceded goals (2) away
- Dhofar has the fewest conceded goals (7)
- Dhofar has the fewest conceded goals in the first half (3)
- Dhofar has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (3)
- Dhofar has the most clean sheets (11)
- Dhofar has the most clean sheets (6) away
- Dhofar has the the best goal difference (+11) away
- Dhofar has the the best goal difference (+24)
- Dhofar have created more than twice as many corners as Al-Rustaq.
- Dhofar have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Dhofar have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
| 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 | 19 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 31 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 21 | 44 |
| 2 | Dhofar | 19 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 31 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 24 | 41 |
| 3 | Saham | 19 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 28 | 25 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 31 |
| 4 | Sohar | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 26 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 13 | 4 | 27 |
| 5 | Bahla | 19 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 21 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 1 | 26 |
| 6 | Al Nasr | 19 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 22 | 24 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | -2 | 26 |
| 7 | Fanja | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 30 | 33 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 20 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 13 | -3 | 25 |
| 8 | Al-Nahda | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 24 | 27 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 15 | -3 | 25 |
| 9 | Muscat | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 23 | 25 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 16 | -2 | 23 |
| 10 | Al-Rustaq | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 22 |
| 11 | Al Suwaiq | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 25 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 15 | -8 | 21 |
| 12 | Oman Club | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 24 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 19 | -7 | 20 |
| 13 | Mrbat | 19 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 18 | 35 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 21 | -17 | 12 |
| 14 | Al Oruba | 19 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 24 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 16 | -13 | 11 |