Oman vs Qatar data prospect

The two teams have met 16 times, with Oman having 3 wins, 2 draws and 11 losses. The most recent confrontation occurred in the Gulf Cup group stage at the end of last year, when Oman defeated Qatar 2-1. That game also ended Oman's five-game losing streak against Qatar. The two teams have met 6 times in the World Cup qualifiers. Oman has 2 draws and 4 losses, and has lost all the last 3 times. The most recent one was the 2022 World Cup qualifiers, when they both lost by 1 goal at home and away. This is the first time the two coaches Queiroz and Lopetegui have met. The 72-year-old Queiroz has led the team against Qatar 10 times in his coaching career, with 6 wins, 3 draws and 1 loss.

Oman ranked fourth in the second group in the previous stage of the World Cup preliminaries, 5 points behind Jordan, which directly qualified for the World Cup. At this stage, it was in the same group as Qatar and the United Arab Emirates. In the last 4 games (from the end of August to the beginning of September), Oman played in the AFC Cup. In the group stage, they won 2 and drew 1 and entered the knockout round. In the third place match, they lost to India 3-4 in a penalty shootout. Qatar is fourth in the first group, 8 points behind Uzbekistan, which is second in the same group. In early September, Qatar played two friendly matches, drawing 2-2 at home with Bahrain and losing 1-4 to Russia.

Queiroz basically retained the lineup for the AFC Cup; Qatar had several injured players who were unable to play, such as substitute goalkeeper Zakaria and veteran winger Muhammad. Sportsmole predicts Oman to win 2-1.