Football betting preview: Muscat vs Al-Nahda

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Competition: Oman Professional League
Competition: Fri 07.January
Match begins: 12:50 (UTC)

Muscat battle Al-Nahda for glory and triumph.

Insights:
  • Muscat is in the worst form (0-1-4)
  • Al-Nahda have yet to win a game away.

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Muscat and Al-Nahda.

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Muscat form and stats

Muscat have played 2 Professional League games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 0-0-2 (wins-draws-losses). We have seen two home losses in a row now for Muscat, who are hoping that the phrase “third time lucky” applies to them.

A good away victory last time out for Muscat, who won 1-0 against Saham (placed 11th).

A defeat was the result before that one, 1-2 away at Al-Rustaq.

There will be little rest for Muscat after this match as they are travelling to Sohar for a Professional League game in only four days.

Muscat has the goal stats of 2-5 (for/against) from 2 league fixtures.

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Al-Nahda form and stats

Still no away game victory in the Professional League for Al-Nahda with 2 draws and 1 loss from their first 3 attempts. Al-Nahda has drawn their two previous away games.

Home advantage was not enough for Al-Nahda in their previous game, as they lost their Professional League-match, hosting Dhofar, 0-1.

Prior to that match, the Al-Nahda manager Fernandes da Costa Meneses Pereira faced defeat when travelling to Al Nasr and losing 0-1.

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Nizwa in just four days.

There's been a serious shortage of goals from Al-Nahda's away games in the league this season with only 1 goal from 3 matches. Al-Nahda have conceded 3 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

Numbers for the prior ten meetings featuring these two contenders are: two wins for Muscat, two draws and six wins for Al-Nahda. Over 2,5 goals: five times; under 2,5 goals: five games.

Muscat missing players

Al-Nahda missing players

Muscat Al-Nahda
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
6 2 1 Played P 1 3 8
1 0 0 Won W 0 0 3
1 0 0 Drew D 1 2 3
4 2 1 Lost L 0 1 2
4 2 2 Scored S 0 1 12
10 5 3 Conceded C 0 3 6
83% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 67% 75%
67% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 67% 62%
50% 50% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 38%
17% 50% 100% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 38%
17% 50% 100% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 12%
33% 50% 100% BTTS BTTS 0% 33% 38%
33% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 100% 33% 38%
50% 50% 0% Failed to Score F T 100% 67% 50%
 
5 4 3 Corners for (avg) C F 6 4.3 5.2
3.4 1 2 Corners against (avg) C A 3 2.7 3.5
2.2 2.5 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 1 0.8
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
8.2 8 10 Shots (avg) S ( 7 8 5.3
2.2 2 2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2 3 2
27% 50% 100% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 17% 83%
 
5.6 5.5 5 Shots against (avg) S A 2 2.5 1.7
3.4 4 4 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 0.5 0.3
Key stats in Professional League this season:
  • Al-Nahda have scored more than double the goals of Muscat.
  • Al-Nahda have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Al-Nahda have yet to win a game away.
  • All of Muscat's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Muscat have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Muscat have lost all their home matches so far.
  • Muscat have the fewest points (0) at home in Professional League
  • Muscat have the most conceded goals in the second half (8) in Professional League
  • Muscat have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
  • Muscat have won significantly less corners at home than away.
  • Muscat is in the worst form (0-1-4)

  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 7 4 3 0 12 1 4 3 1 0 10 0 3 1 2 0 2 1 11 15
2 Dhofar 7 4 2 1 9 4 3 3 0 0 7 1 4 1 2 1 2 3 5 14
3 Al Nasr 7 4 2 1 9 6 3 1 1 1 4 4 4 3 1 0 5 2 3 14
4 Al-Musannah 6 4 1 1 10 5 3 2 1 0 7 2 3 2 0 1 3 3 5 13
5 Al-Nahda 7 3 3 1 12 5 4 3 1 0 11 2 3 0 2 1 1 3 7 12
6 Al-Rustaq 7 3 2 2 10 9 4 2 1 1 5 3 3 1 1 1 5 6 1 11
7 Bahla 7 2 4 1 5 5 3 1 2 0 3 2 4 1 2 1 2 3 0 10
8 Oman Club 7 2 3 2 12 6 3 1 1 1 7 1 4 1 2 1 5 5 6 9
9 Sohar 7 2 2 3 8 11 3 1 1 1 3 3 4 1 1 2 5 8 -3 8
10 Al Suwaiq 6 1 3 2 4 4 4 1 2 1 3 2 2 0 1 1 1 2 0 6
11 Saham 7 0 4 3 5 11 3 0 3 0 2 2 4 0 1 3 3 9 -6 4
12 Al-Ittihad 7 0 3 4 3 13 4 0 2 2 2 5 3 0 1 2 1 8 -10 3
13 Nizwa 7 0 3 4 0 12 4 0 2 2 0 4 3 0 1 2 0 8 -12 3
14 Muscat 5 0 1 4 3 10 2 0 0 2 2 5 3 0 1 2 1 5 -7 1

Read more about Professional League

The Oman Professional League is the top division of Omani football. It was founded in 1976 and has gone through many changes in format. The current league table has 14 teams playing each other twice to decide the champion.Only four foreign players are allowed in each team.