Muscat perform at a high level so far being 4th in the table. Al Suwaiq can look both up and down from their 9th position.
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!
Muscat form and stats
The story so far for Muscat at their home stadium is 5 wins, 2 draws and 3 defeats. With three draws from their last three games overall it has been a case of neither great nor terrible for Muscat.The home team returns to venue after sharing the points with Sur (placed 13th) on their last time out; the Professional League game ended 1-1. The points were shared before that, a home game that ended 1-1 versus Al-Rustaq.
The Muscat fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium, the tally being 12 in 10 matches. Muscat are not conceding a lot of goals here, averaging less than one per game. The total is 9 from 10 matches.
Al Suwaiq form and stats
The loot brought home from travels has not been plentiful for Al Suwaiq as they have only collected 8 points from their 8 away games. Al Suwaiq only has 1 win to counter their 2 defeats and 5 draws.Al Suwaiq play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 0-2 to Al Qadsia (placed awayteam_last_opponent_position). Preceding that game, the 1-1 draw paying a visit to Al Nasr.
Al Suwaiq are in action again only three days after this game, playing their AFC Cup at a neutral venue versus Al Ahed.
Al Suwaiq have scored 8 goals on their travels this season, 8 away games. As opposed to that, Al Suwaiq have seen the ball go into their own net 10 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
The two sides played each other earlier this season: Al Suwaiq - Muscat 1-1. Last ten meetings between the teams: Muscat won 0, Al Suwaiq won 5 and 5 draws.Top Goalscorers
Muscat missing players
Al Suwaiq missing players
| Muscat | Al Suwaiq | |||
| Total | Home | Statistic | Away | Total |
| 17 | 10 | Played | 9 | 17 |
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | 89% | 88% |
| 82% | 80% | Over 1.5 | 78% | 82% |
| 29% | 20% | Over 2.5 | 22% | 29% |
| 18% | 10% | Over 3.5 | 11% | 12% |
| 6% | 0% | Over 4.5 | 0% | 0% |
| 59% | 40% | Both teams to score | 67% | 76% |
| 29% | 50% | Clean Sheet | 22% | 18% |
| 12% | 10% | Failed To Score | 22% | 18% |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | D | P |
| 1 | Dhofar | 18 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 36 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 25 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 28 | 44 |
| 2 | Al-Nahda | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 24 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 30 |
| 3 | Al Nasr | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 26 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 29 |
| 4 | Muscat | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 26 |
| 5 | Sohar | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 28 | 26 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 2 | 25 |
| 6 | Saham | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 25 | 29 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 19 | -4 | 25 |
| 7 | Al Oruba | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 20 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 24 |
| 8 | Mrbat | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 23 |
| 9 | Al Suwaiq | 17 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 18 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 22 |
| 10 | Al-Rustaq | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 10 | -1 | 21 |
| 11 | Mjees | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 27 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 21 | -17 | 16 |
| 12 | Al-Shabab Club | 17 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 20 | 32 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 21 | -12 | 15 |
| 13 | Sur | 18 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 30 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 18 | -12 | 15 |
| 14 | Oman Club | 18 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 17 | 31 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 17 | -14 | 15 |
| 15 | Mirbat | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| 16 | Al Shabab | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
