Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Sohar 7th with 38 points, Al-Khabourah 13th with 22, 16 apart. Scoring rates set the scale: Al-Khabourah 0.88 scored and 1.35 conceded per game, Sohar 1.35 and 1.08, with the league averaging 1.25.
Al-Khabourah had gone 6 games without a win.
The sides have met 6 times in the GioScore results database: 1 win for Al-Khabourah, 2 draws and 3 for Sohar, at 2.33 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 33% of the meetings went to the host. Historically tight: 33% of the meetings went beyond two goals.
Nizwa Sports Complex staged the fixture, a ground that holds 20,000. Al-Khabourah led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 1-1 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Al-Khabourah: Al Saadi Y. (11') · Sohar: Noumory Keita (50')
Key stats
Possession: Al-Khabourah 40% · Sohar 60% · Total shots: 7-18 · On target: 3-9 · Corners: 5-8