Al-Saada Stadium: Blow the trumpet for a football celebration when Dhofar take on Al Suwaiq. All the latest on the fixture here!
- Dhofar have the most dropped points from leading position (11) in Professional League
- Al Suwaiq have the most scored goals in the first half (14) in Professional League
These teams have little in common geographically as Al Suwaiq have to travel 1000 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Dhofar form and stats
4 victories, 3 draws and 3 defeats. That’s what Dhofar have to build on here at Al-Saada Stadium in the Professional League.
It's back home for Dhofar, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Sohar away with the result 1-0.
Before that game, the 4-1 home victory against Oman Club.Dhofar are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 13 goals in 10 games. Dhofar have only conceded 9 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Al Suwaiq form and stats
Playing away, Al Suwaiq have won 4 games, drawn 2 and suffered 4 defeats in the Professional League this season.
Suwaiq failed to get anything from their last game, a home match vs Al Seeb (placed 4th) that ended with defeat 0-3. Until that defeat this side had gained at least a draw from seven league matches in a row.
Before that, Al Suwaiq secured a home win against Sur with the score 4-1.Lacking goals? 12 of this club's last 14 league matches have contained zero, one or two goals.
The visitors have scored 8 goals from 10 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (9 so far). There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
The latest H2H match ended Al Suwaiq - Dhofar 1-0, earlier this season. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: five - three - two (Dhofar wins - draws - Al Suwaiq wins). As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five had two or less.
Dhofar missing players
Al Suwaiq missing players
| Dhofar | Al Suwaiq | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 21 | 10 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 10 | 21 |
| 9 | 4 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 4 | 12 |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 6 | 3 | 2 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | 5 |
| 23 | 13 | 1 | Scored | S | 0 | 8 | 22 |
| 16 | 9 | 3 | Conceded | C | 3 | 9 | 14 |
| 76% | 80% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 90% | 90% |
| 43% | 50% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 60% | 52% |
| 33% | 40% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 20% | 19% |
| 19% | 30% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 5% |
| 14% | 20% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 5% |
| 33% | 40% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 30% | 24% |
| 52% | 40% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 30% | 52% |
| 38% | 40% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 50% | 33% |
| 3.5 | 5.6 | 8.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 2.7 | 2.9 |
| 3.5 | 3.3 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3 | 3.6 | 3.9 |
| 1.7 | 2 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.1 | 1.8 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 7.8 | 9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 6 | 4.6 |
| 2.3 | 3.2 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 2 | 1.9 |
| 50% | 41% | 17% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 43% | 58% |
| 5.2 | 5.9 | 8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 1 | 5.1 | 3.6 |
| 2 | 2.3 | 1.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 1 | 2.4 | 1.6 |
- Al Suwaiq have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Al Suwaiq have the most scored goals in the first half (14) in Professional League
- Dhofar have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Dhofar have the most dropped points from leading position (11) in Professional League
- Dhofar have won significantly more corners at home than away.
| 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 | 20 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 23 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 18 | 45 |
| 2 | Al Suwaiq | 21 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 40 |
| 3 | Al-Rustaq | 21 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 38 |
| 4 | Al Seeb | 20 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 23 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 12 | 35 |
| 5 | Oman Club | 22 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 21 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 35 |
| 6 | Dhofar | 21 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 23 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 33 |
| 7 | Bahla | 21 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 19 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 32 |
| 8 | Sohar | 20 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 18 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 29 |
| 9 | Al-Musannah | 22 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 19 | 19 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 27 |
| 10 | Al Nasr | 22 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 19 | 20 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 11 | -1 | 27 |
| 11 | Sur | 22 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 18 | 28 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 16 | -10 | 20 |
| 12 | Al-Ittihad | 21 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 24 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 16 | -14 | 16 |
| 13 | Al Oruba | 21 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 14 | 30 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 17 | -16 | 13 |
| 14 | Al-Bashaeer | 22 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 34 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 17 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 17 | -18 | 13 |