There's been ups and downs for these two teams so far this season, occupying positions near the middle of the Professional League table so far. Here's the Sohar - Al Suwaiq latest:
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.
Sohar form and stats
Sohar have played 7 Professional League games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 3-3-1 (wins-draws-losses). Sohar have played two draws in a row on their own stadium.
The fans are hoping that Sohar will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 0-1 away loss in the Professional League game against Bahla (placed 4th). Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Al Oruba (1-2).
Sohar are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 10 goals in 7 games. Sohar have conceded 8 in these home matches.
Al Suwaiq form and stats
Al Suwaiq have only collected 5 points from their away games in the Professional League, after 1-2-5 (8 played).
Al Suwaiq's last game was the home draw against Al-Rustaq (1-1). It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Al-Nahda wasn't a success with a 1-2 loss.
There's been a serious shortage of goals from Al Suwaiq's away games in the league this season with only 4 goals from 8 matches. In the opposite end, Al Suwaiq have conceded 13 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
Sohar and Al Suwaiq have met before this season: Al Suwaiq - Sohar 2-1. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Sohar 2 wins, 3 draws and Al Suwaiq 5 victories. As for goals, 6 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 4 games had two or less.Sohar missing players
Al Suwaiq missing players
| Sohar | Al Suwaiq | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs
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Statistics | Stat | vs
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Away | Total |
| 15 | 7 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 8 | 16 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 6 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 5 | 7 |
| 22 | 10 | 2 | Scored | S | 2 | 4 | 17 |
| 20 | 8 | 1 | Conceded | C | 3 | 13 | 20 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 88% | 94% |
| 80% | 86% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 75% | 81% |
| 60% | 43% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 38% | 44% |
| 33% | 29% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 12% | 12% |
| 7% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 60% | 57% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 38% | 50% |
| 20% | 29% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 12% | 25% |
| 20% | 14% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 62% | 31% |
| 4.8 | 3.8 | 5.5 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 3.7 | 3.4 | 3.4 |
| 3.6 | 2 | 3 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 4.7 | 3.2 | 3.3 |
| 1.8 | 2 | 1.5 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 1.2 | 1.4 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 84 | 12 | 1 | Total Shots | T S | 34 | 71 | 117 |
| 32 | 8 | 1 | Shots on Target | S O | 15 | 21 | 38 |
| 66% | 125% | 200% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 13% | 19% | 37% |
- Al Suwaiq have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Sohar have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Al Suwaiq have scored away.
- Sohar have won significantly less corners at home than away.
- Sohar 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 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 24 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 35 |
| 2 | Dhofar | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 17 | 33 |
| 3 | Saham | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 27 |
| 4 | Bahla | 16 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 20 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 25 |
| 5 | Al-Nahda | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 24 |
| 6 | Al Nasr | 16 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 17 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 5 | -1 | 22 |
| 7 | Al-Rustaq | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 21 |
| 8 | Sohar | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 22 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 21 |
| 9 | Al Suwaiq | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 13 | -3 | 21 |
| 10 | Fanja | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 29 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 12 | -5 | 20 |
| 11 | Muscat | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 14 | -4 | 16 |
| 12 | Oman Club | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 15 | -8 | 14 |
| 13 | Al Oruba | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 13 | -11 | 9 |
| 14 | Mrbat | 15 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 26 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 14 | -15 | 7 |