Match Report
The table read 7th (Sohar, 38 pts) against 11th (Saham, 26 pts), 12 points apart. Per game in the league, Sohar were scoring 1.35 and conceding 1.08, Saham 0.85 and 1.69, against a competition average of 1.25 goals per team per game.
GioScore's database holds 6 meetings between the two: 3 for Sohar, 1 for Saham and 2 drawn, at 2.67 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 33% of those meetings. More than two goals is the exception here — seen in 33% of meetings.
Sohar Regional Sports Complex staged the fixture, a ground that holds 19,000. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Saham led 1-0 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 2-2.
Goal scorers
Sohar: Abdullah Al-Balushi (80'), Mohamed Soudani (90') · Saham: Mohsin Jouhar (33'), 1 goal with no recorded scorer
Key stats
Possession: Sohar 63% · Saham 37% · Total shots: 9-7 · On target: 8-4 · Corners: 9-2