Al-Rustaq hope to sell some tickets for this game even though the season has been rough so far with 26 points and a 11th position in the Professional League table. Visiting Muscat holds 9th place with 27 pts.
Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!
Al-Rustaq form and stats
Overall Professional League stats at home this season for Al-Rustaq are 3-4-3 (wins-draw-losses).
The home team returns to Ferdie Neita Sports Complex after being equal after 90 minutes with Al Seeb (placed 1st) on their last time out; the Professional League game ended 0-0. Before that, Al-Rustaq had a home game versus Dhofar which ended with a victory 3-2.
Al-Rustaq have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Ferdie Neita Sports Complex with 15 goals in 10 league matches. On the other hand, Al-Rustaq have conceded 10 goals.
Muscat form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Muscat so far with only 9 points returning home. The records show 2-3-5 (win-draw-lose).
Muscat played 1-1 against Al-Nahda in their previous match. Preceding that game was the away victory against Al Suwaiq with the score of 1-0.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Muscat have scored 12 goals in 10 league games away. In the opposite end, Muscat have conceded 16 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
These teams' last encounter with each other was the Muscat - Al-Rustaq 0-1 earlier this season. Numbers for the last five meetings between these two teams are: two wins for Al-Rustaq, one draw and two wins for Muscat. Over 2,5 goals: three times; under 2,5 goals: two games.Al-Rustaq missing players
Muscat missing players
| Al-Rustaq | Muscat | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 21 | 10 | 4 | Played | P | 3 | 10 | 21 |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 8 | 4 | 3 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 5 | 8 |
| 21 | 15 | 3 | Scored | S | 4 | 12 | 25 |
| 18 | 10 | 4 | Conceded | C | 2 | 16 | 26 |
| 81% | 90% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 57% | 70% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 33% | 80% | 71% |
| 24% | 40% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 60% | 38% |
| 10% | 20% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 30% | 24% |
| 10% | 20% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 10% | 10% |
| 38% | 60% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 70% | 57% |
| 33% | 20% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 67% | 20% | 29% |
| 48% | 30% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 10% | 14% |
| 2.6 | 2.3 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.7 | 2.2 | 2.4 |
| 2.8 | 3.4 | 4.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.3 | 3.8 | 4.1 |
| 1.4 | 1.6 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.6 | 1.9 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 118 | 57 | 29 | Total Shots | T S | 17 | 52 | 148 |
| 35 | 19 | 3 | Shots on Target | S O | 5 | 14 | 43 |
| 57% | 79% | 100% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 80% | 79% | 56% |
- Al-Rustaq has the fewest matches over the total-line (3)
- Al-Rustaq has the most matches under the total-line (13)
- Al-Rustaq have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Muscat have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Muscat 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 | 22 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 33 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 22 | 49 |
| 2 | Dhofar | 22 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 37 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 5 | 26 | 44 |
| 3 | Saham | 22 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 29 | 29 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 32 |
| 4 | Al Nasr | 22 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 25 | 27 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 10 | -2 | 32 |
| 5 | Sohar | 21 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 27 | 24 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 16 | 14 | 3 | 30 |
| 6 | Al-Nahda | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 28 | 30 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 16 | -2 | 30 |
| 7 | Fanja | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 32 | 35 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 20 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 15 | -3 | 28 |
| 8 | Bahla | 21 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 22 | 22 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 0 | 27 |
| 9 | Muscat | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 25 | 26 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 16 | -1 | 27 |
| 10 | Al Suwaiq | 21 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 21 | 26 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 15 | -5 | 27 |
| 11 | Al-Rustaq | 21 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 21 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 26 |
| 12 | Oman Club | 21 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 29 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 20 | -11 | 23 |
| 13 | Al Oruba | 21 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 25 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 16 | -11 | 17 |
| 14 | Mrbat | 21 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 37 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 22 | -19 | 12 |