Match Report
32 points for Sur (8th), 22 for Al-Khabourah (13th): a 10-point gap. Recent form flatters Sur's table spot — 1st league-wide over the last five rounds while sitting 8th. Against a league average of 1.25 goals per team per game, Sur ran at 1.31 scored and 1.42 conceded, Al-Khabourah at 0.88 and 1.35.
A win had eluded Al-Khabourah for 10 matches. From the last five rounds, Sur held 10 points of 15 and Al-Khabourah 3.
4 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Sur 1, draws 1, Al-Khabourah 2, at 1 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 25% of the meetings went to the host. Historically tight: 0% of the meetings went beyond two goals.
Sohar Regional Sports Complex staged the fixture, a ground that holds 19,000. Sur led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 2-1 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Sur: Axel Meye (24'), Axel Meye (78') · Al-Khabourah: Salem Al-Abdulsalam (53')
Key stats
Possession: Sur 51% · Al-Khabourah 49% · Total shots: 6-8 · On target: 3-2 · Corners: 5-3