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This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!
Bahla form and stats
The home team are struggling everywhere these days as they haven't won a game, regardless of being the home or the away team, in 17 attempts. Bahla are slowly digging their own grave here at Ibri Youth Complex with the depressing streak of not having won a home game in eight attempts. The last victory here came in the Oman Club match.
Bahla drew their last game, 2-2 away at Al-Nahda (placed 5th). Ahead of that match, Bahla lost 0-1 at home to Al Oruba.
Last season, Bahla's league statistics were 3 wins, 4 draws and 15 losses, resulting in a 12th position in the Professional League. Over these 22 matches they scored 23 goals and conceded 45. Playing at home last season Bahla managed 2-1-7 (win-draw-lost) with 12 goals and 21 conceded.
Al-Rustaq form and stats
Al-Rustaq won their last game, 3-0 versus Mrbat played at home. Prior to that match, a home win 2-0 against Al-Nahda.
Let's have a look at how Al-Rustaq performed last season in the Professional League: They landed a 5th position in the league table after playing out 11 victories, 7 draws and 8 defeats. In total they scored 30 and conceded 23 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 6 - drew 4 and lost 4 with 14/11 goals scored/conceded.
Head 2 Head
Bahla missing players
Al-Rustaq missing players
| Bahla | Al-Rustaq | ||||||
| Total | Home | Home vs | Statistics | Stat | Away vs | Away | Total |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bahla | Last season | Al-Rustaq | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 22 | 10 | Played | P | 14 | 26 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Won | W | 6 | 11 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 4 | 7 | ||
| 15 | 7 | Lost | L | 4 | 8 | ||
| 23 | 12 | Scored | S | 14 | 30 | ||
| 45 | 21 | Conceded | C | 11 | 23 | ||
| 95% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 86% | 81% | ||
| 73% | 90% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 57% | 58% | ||
| 50% | 60% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 29% | 35% | ||
| 45% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 7% | 15% | ||
| 27% | 30% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 8% | ||
| 55% | 60% | BTTS | BTTS | 36% | 31% | ||
| 9% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 50% | ||
| 41% | 40% | Failed to Score | F T | 29% | 38% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 4.4 | 4.5 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 4.6 | 4.6 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.5 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 2 | 3 | ||
- Al-Rustaq have created more than twice as many corners as Bahla.
- Bahla have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
- Bahla have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Bahla haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
| 16-04-08 | | Dhofar | 2 - 0 | Bahla |
| 23-04-08 | | Bahla | 0 - 2 | Muscat |
| 01-05-08 | | Al Seeb | 5 - 2 | Bahla |
| 08-05-08 | | Al-Khabourah | 3 - 1 | Bahla |
| 18-09-18 | | Jaalan | 0 - 1 | Bahla |
| 07-10-18 | | Bahla | 0 - 1 | Al Oruba |
| 14-09-19 | | Al-Nahda | 2 - 2 | Bahla |
| 20-09-19 | | Bahla | 18:00 | Al-Rustaq |
| 27-09-19 | | Sohar | 18:00 | Bahla |
| 04-10-19 | | Bahla | 13:15 | Dhofar |
| 24-04-19 | | Al-Rustaq | 5 - 2 | Oman Club |
| 03-05-19 | | Al-Rustaq | 1 - 0 | Mjees |
| 09-05-19 | | Sur | 1 - 2 | Al-Rustaq |
| 19-05-19 | | Al-Rustaq | 0 - 2 | Al Suwaiq |
| 24-05-19 | | Al-Shabab Club | 0 - 2 | Al-Rustaq |
| 28-05-19 | | Al-Rustaq | 2 - 0 | Al-Nahda |
| 15-09-19 | | Al-Rustaq | 3 - 0 | Mrbat |
| 20-09-19 | | Bahla | 18:00 | Al-Rustaq |
| 27-09-19 | | Al-Rustaq | 13:30 | Al Suwaiq |
| 04-10-19 | | Al-Nahda | 13:20 | Al-Rustaq |
| 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-Rustaq | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | Saham | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | Sohar | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | Oman Club | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Al-Nahda | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Bahla | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Dhofar | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Fanja | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Al Nasr | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Al Seeb | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Al Suwaiq | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 12 | Muscat | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| 13 | Al Oruba | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| 14 | Mrbat | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 0 |
| Last season | 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 Oruba | 22 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 36 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 6 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 20 | 45 |
| 2 | Dhofar | 22 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 32 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 9 | 16 | 38 |
| 3 | Al-Khabourah | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 29 | 20 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 34 |
| 4 | Al Seeb | 22 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 25 | 20 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 33 |
| 5 | Al Nasr | 22 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 19 | 19 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 33 |
| 6 | Sur | 22 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 28 | 23 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 16 | 5 | 31 |
| 7 | Al-Nahda | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 20 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 28 |
| 8 | Muscat | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 27 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 14 | -9 | 27 |
| 9 | Al Taleea | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 23 | 26 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 11 | -3 | 26 |
| 10 | Al Wehda | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 24 | 33 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 19 | -9 | 24 |
| 11 | Oman Club | 21 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 26 | 38 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 24 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 14 | -12 | 20 |
| 12 | Bahla | 22 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 23 | 45 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 21 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 24 | -22 | 13 |
| Last season | Total | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Dhofar | 26 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 57 | 11 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 33 | 6 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 5 | 46 | 66 |
| 2 | Al Nasr | 26 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 40 | 23 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 17 | 50 |
| 3 | Al-Nahda | 26 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 33 | 26 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 43 |
| 4 | Al Suwaiq | 26 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 38 | 28 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 19 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 13 | 10 | 41 |
| 5 | Al-Rustaq | 26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 30 | 23 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 40 |
| 6 | Saham | 26 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 37 | 39 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 24 | -2 | 38 |
| 7 | Sohar | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 37 | 34 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 16 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 3 | 37 |
| 8 | Al Oruba | 26 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 33 | 24 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 9 | 36 |
| 9 | Muscat | 25 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 30 | 33 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 16 | -3 | 30 |
| 10 | Oman Club | 26 | 8 | 3 | 15 | 28 | 45 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 18 | 19 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 26 | -17 | 27 |
| 11 | Mrbat | 23 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 22 | 32 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 16 | -10 | 26 |
| 12 | Al-Shabab Club | 26 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 29 | 45 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 15 | 30 | -16 | 24 |
| 13 | Sur | 26 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 26 | 48 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 19 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 29 | -22 | 20 |
| 14 | Mjees | 26 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 15 | 42 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 26 | -27 | 17 |
| 15 | Mirbat | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| Bookmaker | Home | Draw | Away |
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