Muscat are welcoming Al-Rustaq for another important game after their 1-2 result against 8th-placed Al-Nahda.
Muscat and Al-Rustaq should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Muscat form and stats
When playing at home in the Professional League, Muscat have managed 2 wins, 1 draw and suffered 1 defeat from 4 games. Two home wins in a row for Muscat bring valid hopes of a third.
The fans are hoping that Muscat will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 1-2 away loss in the Professional League game against Al-Nahda (placed 8th). Preceding that game was the away draw at Ibri that finished 1-1.
This is expected to be a close game, with Muscat perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Muscat as a small favourite), we find four games. Muscat has won 1 of these, drawn 2 and lost 1.
The Muscat fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 7 goals in 4 league matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 6 goals have been conceded.
Al-Rustaq form and stats
Al-Rustaq are doing rather OK so far in their away games in the Professional League, having played 3 games and collected 4 points (1 win, 1 draw and 1 loss). It's looking increasingly bleak for Al-Rustaq who now has to deal with a four game losing streak. Al-Nahda was the last time a defeat was avoided.
Al-Rustaq aren't clicking offensively as they have gone 264 league minutes without a goal. L. Edsfimi was the last player to find the net.
Al-Rustaq failed to get anything from their last game, a Professional League home match vs Al Seeb (placed 1st) that ended with defeat 0-1. It was a Sultan Cup defeat before that one as the away game against Al-Shabab Club wasn't a success with a 1-2 loss.
So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Al-Rustaq playing away and similar expectations, we found one relevant match. Results were 1 Al-Rustaq win, 0 draws and 0 defeats.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Al-Rustaq as they have only managed to score 2 times from 3 away games in the league. 3 goals have been conceded by Al-Rustaq in these games.
Head 2 Head
As for the last four games between these two teams, there's 2 Muscat victories, 1 draw and 1 Al-Rustaq win. 3 of these games ended with three goals or more, 1 match with two goals or less.Muscat missing players
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| Muscat | Al-Rustaq | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 7 | 4 | 2 | Played | P | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 3 | 2 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 10 | 7 | 5 | Scored | S | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 10 | 6 | 2 | Conceded | C | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 67% | 88% |
| 86% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 67% | 62% |
| 57% | 50% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 33% | 38% |
| 29% | 50% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 14% | 25% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 71% | 75% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 33% | 38% |
| 29% | 25% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 33% | 25% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 67% | 50% |
| 3.3 | 3.8 | 3.5 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 0 | 1.7 | 1.6 |
| 3.5 | 3.5 | 3 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 0 | 2.7 | 2.1 |
| 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.5 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 2 | 1.6 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 63 | 57 | 21 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 17 | 39 |
| 20 | 19 | 6 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 6 | 13 |
| 45% | 37% | 83% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 33% | 54% |
- All of Muscat's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Muscat have created more than twice as many corners as Al-Rustaq.
- Muscat have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Al-Rustaq have scored away.
- Muscat have scored in all their matches so far.
- 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 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 17 |
| 2 | Saham | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 17 |
| 3 | Sohar | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 16 |
| 4 | Dhofar | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 14 |
| 5 | Fanja | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 14 |
| 6 | Al Nasr | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 13 |
| 7 | Oman Club | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -1 | 12 |
| 8 | Al-Nahda | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 11 |
| 9 | Bahla | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
| 10 | Muscat | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 10 |
| 11 | Al-Rustaq | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 8 |
| 12 | Al Suwaiq | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | -6 | 7 |
| 13 | Al Oruba | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 8 | -8 | 1 |
| 14 | Mrbat | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 | -11 | 1 |