Match Report
52 points separated the sides: Al Seeb 1st on 67, Al-Rustaq 14th on 15. Against a league average of 1.25 goals per team per game, Al Seeb ran at 2.27 scored and 0.54 conceded, Al-Rustaq at 0.92 and 1.77.
Momentum sat with Al Seeb, winners of their last nine, having scored in 11 consecutive games. Al-Rustaq were winless in 11. From the last five rounds, Al Seeb held 15 points of 15 and Al-Rustaq 2.
GioScore's database holds 7 meetings between the two: 7 for Al Seeb, 0 for Al-Rustaq and 0 drawn, at 1.71 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 29% of meetings won. These meetings skew tight — only 14% saw more than two goals.
Sultan Qaboos Sport Complex staged the fixture, a ground that holds 14,000. It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 1-0 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Al Seeb: Nasser Al Rawahi (73')
Key stats
Possession: Al Seeb 66% · Al-Rustaq 34% · Total shots: 3-4 · On target: 3-1 · Corners: 7-4