This could be an interesting match as Saham have their presumed home advantage while Dhofar are ahead 15 points in the Professional League table.
It's no vacation for neither Saham nor Dhofar as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 1100 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
Saham form and stats
Saham have played 12 Professional League games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 6-2-4 (wins-draws-losses). All in all it has been a very rough period for Saham who hasn’t won a league-game in their last eleven attempts. Their previous win was against Muscat, 298 days ago.
The spoils were shared in Saham's previous game, also at home. Visiting Dhofar (placed 2nd) travelled back with a draw after a 0-0 scoreline. Before that, Saham played out a draw 0-0 when visiting Sohar.
The Saham fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 21 goals in 12 league matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Saham have conceded 18 from these games.
Dhofar form and stats
The away team, who have the most scored goals (42) in Professional League, have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 7 wins, 3 draws and only 2 losses in the Professional League. Dhofar has drawn their two previous away games.
It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Saham (placed 5th) in their previous outing. The Professional League match ended in a draw 0-0. A home win before that, celebrating 4-0 vs Muscat.
A quick return to home after this game, as Dhofar are hosting Al-Nahda in the Sultan Cup only two days away.
The travelling fans enjoy Dhofar's attacking play in away games, having scored 20 goals in 12 league matches away. Dhofar's manager Mohamed Azima has created a great defensive setup working very nicely in away games with only 6 conceded goals. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Saham and Dhofar have met before this season: Dhofar - Saham 0-1. Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Saham won five games, one match ended with a draw and Dhofar has four wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: seven / threeSaham missing players
Dhofar missing players
| Saham | Dhofar | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 25 | 13 | 3 | Played | P | 4 | 13 | 25 |
| 8 | 6 | 0 | Won | W | 3 | 7 | 14 |
| 10 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| 7 | 4 | 3 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 31 | 21 | 4 | Scored | S | 8 | 20 | 42 |
| 32 | 18 | 7 | Conceded | C | 2 | 6 | 12 |
| 84% | 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 77% | 84% |
| 68% | 69% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 54% | 64% |
| 40% | 54% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 38% | 40% |
| 24% | 31% | 67% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 23% | 24% |
| 20% | 31% | 67% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 8% | 4% |
| 60% | 62% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 23% | 28% |
| 28% | 23% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 69% | 60% |
| 28% | 23% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 31% | 28% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.9 | 1.8 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.2 | 1.6 |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 128 | 56 | 5 | Total Shots | T S | 28 | 135 | 292 |
| 58 | 28 | 3 | Shots on Target | S O | 13 | 44 | 109 |
| 48% | 68% | 67% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 39% | 36% |
- Dhofar has the fewest conceded goals (6) away in Professional League
- Dhofar has the fewest conceded goals in the first half (3) in Professional League
- Dhofar has the most clean sheets (7) away in Professional League
- Dhofar has the most scored goals (20) away in Professional League
- Dhofar has the most scored goals (42) in Professional League
- Dhofar has the the best goal difference (+14) away in Professional League
- Dhofar has the the best goal difference (+30) in Professional League
- Dhofar have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Saham have played more matches over 2,5 goals 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 Seeb | 24 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 35 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 23 | 53 |
| 2 | Dhofar | 24 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 42 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 6 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 6 | 30 | 48 |
| 3 | Al-Nahda | 24 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 33 | 33 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 34 |
| 4 | Al-Rustaq | 24 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 30 | 24 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 21 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 33 |
| 5 | Saham | 24 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 31 | 32 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 18 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 14 | -1 | 33 |
| 6 | Fanja | 24 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 37 | 39 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 22 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 17 | -2 | 33 |
| 7 | Al Nasr | 24 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 27 | 31 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 19 | 19 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 12 | -4 | 33 |
| 8 | Sohar | 24 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 27 | 27 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 16 | 17 | 0 | 32 |
| 9 | Bahla | 24 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 31 | 25 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 6 | 31 |
| 10 | Muscat | 24 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 33 | 34 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 24 | -1 | 31 |
| 11 | Al Suwaiq | 24 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 23 | 29 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 17 | -6 | 29 |
| 12 | Al Oruba | 24 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 25 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 16 | -6 | 26 |
| 13 | Oman Club | 24 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 21 | 37 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 24 | -16 | 26 |
| 14 | Mrbat | 24 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 19 | 48 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 19 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 29 | -29 | 12 |