An important duel in the bottom section of the Professional League, with both Mrbat and Al Oruba experiencing more worry than joy. This match is a classic "six-pointer" with the home team placed 14th and the visitors in 13th place.
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.
Mrbat form and stats
With 1 Professional League win, 3 draws and 6 defeats from their home games, Mrbat, who have the most conceded goals (37) in Professional League, are certainly not brimming with confidence.
B. Calabrese was the last player to score a league goal for Mrbat and it's becoming a more and more distant memory as Mrbat haven't scored in 205 minutes.
Mrbat faced defeat in their previous match, away at Fanja (0-1). Ahead of that match, Mrbat lost 0-1 at home to Al Nasr.
The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Mrbat here at The Salalah Youth Complex in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (8 from 10 games). Mrbat have conceded 15 from these games.
Al Oruba form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Al Oruba so far with only 1 point returning home. The records show 0-1-9 (win-draw-lose). Travelling has not been lucrative for the away team as they have returned home without a win in ten away games in a row.
The supporters enjoyed Al Oruba's previous game versus Oman Club (placed 12th), a Professional League 1-0 win played at home. Before that, Al Oruba secured a home win against Fanja with the score 2-1.
There's been a serious shortage of goals from Al Oruba's away games in the league this season with only 5 goals from 10 matches. In the opposite end, Al Oruba have conceded 16 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
These teams' last encounter with each other was the Al Oruba - Mrbat 0-0 earlier this season. Head-to-head totals (for the last five meetings): Mrbat won one game, three matches ended with a draw and Al Oruba has one win. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: two / threeMrbat missing players
Al Oruba missing players
| Mrbat | Al Oruba | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 21 | 10 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 10 | 21 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 13 | 6 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 9 | 12 |
| 18 | 8 | 2 | Scored | S | 0 | 5 | 14 |
| 37 | 15 | 0 | Conceded | C | 1 | 16 | 25 |
| 95% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 90% | 81% |
| 71% | 70% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 60% | 57% |
| 43% | 40% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 50% | 43% |
| 24% | 20% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 10% | 5% |
| 14% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 43% | 50% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 50% | 43% |
| 14% | 10% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 10% | 29% |
| 48% | 40% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 50% | 48% |
| 2.5 | 2.7 | 2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 2.9 | 3.5 |
| 5.2 | 5.1 | 6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 3.6 | 3.6 |
| 1.5 | 1.8 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1.4 | 1.5 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 124 | 83 | 6 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 29 | 86 |
| 33 | 25 | 2 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 11 | 20 |
| 48% | 28% | 100% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 45% | 60% |
- Al Oruba has the fewest points (1) away
- Al Oruba has the fewest points from losing position (0)
- Al Oruba has the fewest scored goals (14)
- Al Oruba has the fewest scored goals (5) away
- Al Oruba has the fewest scored goals in the second half (3)
- Al Oruba have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Al Oruba have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Al Oruba have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Al Oruba have yet to win a game away.
- Mrbat has the fewest points (6) at home
- Mrbat has the fewest scored goals (8) at home
- Mrbat has the most conceded goals (37)
- Mrbat has the the worst goal difference (-19)
- Mrbat has the the worst goal difference (-7) at home
- Mrbat have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
- Mrbat have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Mrbat haven’t played a single 0-0 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 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 |