Oman vs Qatar Prediction and Betting Tips | 24th December 2024

Oman and Qatar lock horns at the Sulaibikhat Stadium in Kuwait City on Tuesday for their second group encounter of the 26th Arabian Gulf Cup. Interestingly, both sides drew their opening clashes 1-1.

Ranked 80th in the world, the Reds pegged back the hosts, Kuwait, on Friday. Yousef Nasser had put the Blue Waves in front after 34 minutes, but Issam Al-Sabhi equalized for Oman eight minutes later.

Rashid Jaber's side had more possession (55%) and mustered more shots in the game (8), but struggled to carve out many clear-cut goalscoring opportunities. This could prompt the manager to make a few changes to the lineup for their next clash.

Abdulrahman Al-Mushaifri might be introduced in the attack to support Al-Sabhi, who should keep his place in the starting XI after the opening-day heroics. Midfielder Salaah Al-Yahyaei is another player gunning for a start in the team.

On the other hand, two-time defending Asian champions Qatar made an underwhelming start with a 1-1 stalemate against the UAE. Akram Afif struck a penalty in the 17th minute to break the deadlock for them, but Yahya Al-Ghassani restored parity for the Sons of Zayed in the added minutes of the opening stanza.

Nonetheless, it was still a much-improved performance from the Maroons, who were brutally thrashed 5-0 by the same outfit just last month in the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.

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Oman vs Qatar Head-To-Head and Key Numbers

• There have been 34 clashes between the sides in history, with Qatar winning 19 times over Oman and losing on just six occasions.
• The Maroons have won their last three encounters in the fixture and five of their last six. Indeed, they are unbeaten against the Reds since January 2009 (9 games).
• The sides are meeting in the Gulf Cup for the first time since November 2014, when the Reds were beaten 3-1.
• Qatar have won just twice from their last seven games in all competitions.

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Oman vs Qatar Prediction

Both sides drew their first game and have struggled for a solid run of form lately. Qatar will feel confident of their chances here given their long unbeaten run against Oman, but the latter should be able to hold them to a draw at least.

Prediction: Oman 1-1 Qatar

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Oman vs Qatar Betting Tips

Tip 1 - Result: Draw

Tip 2 - Goals over/under 2.5: Under 2.5 goals

Tip 3 - Both teams to score: Yes