World Cup

World Cup Qualifying - Asia | Third Round

Mar 29, 2022 at 5pm UK

Sultan Qaboos Sport Complex

Oman
2 - 0
China

Al Alawi (12'), Fawaz (74')
Al Habsi (78')

FT(HT: 1-0)

Linpeng (47'), Zhang (58')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Tuesday's World Cup Qualifying - Asia clash between Oman and China, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Oman

Last Game: Nepal 0-2 Oman
Friday, June 3 at 5pm in International Friendlies

Next Game: Oman vs. New Zealand
Thursday, June 9 at 7pm in International Friendlies

China

Last Game: Oman 2-0 China
Tuesday, March 29 at 5pm in World Cup Qualifying - Asia

Oman have only beaten China once in their history, but they have shown much more consistency in qualifying than their opponents, and their scoring depth should be enough to find a way past Dragon's Team, who have not been sharp defensively. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a China win with a probability of 42.59%. A win for Oman had a probability of 31.47% and a draw had a probability of 25.9%.

The most likely scoreline for a China win was 0-1 with a probability of 10.27%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.88%) and 0-2 (7.4%). The likeliest Oman win was 1-0 (8.57%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.33%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 5.1% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a 2-0 win for Oman in this match.

Result
Oman	Draw	China
31.47%	25.94%	42.59%

Both teams to score 53.31%

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

49.14%

50.86%

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

27.26%

72.74%

Oman Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

69.88%

30.12%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

33.73%

66.27%

China Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

76.29%

23.71%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

42.16%

57.84%

Score Analysis

Oman 31.47%

China 42.58%

Draw 25.94%

Oman	Draw	China
1-0 @ 8.57% 2-1 @ 7.4% 2-0 @ 5.14% 3-1 @ 2.96% 3-2 @ 2.13% 3-0 @ 2.06% Other @ 3.22% Total : 31.47%	1-1 @ 12.33% 0-0 @ 7.14% 2-2 @ 5.33% 3-3 @ 1.02% Other @ 0.12% Total : 25.94%	0-1 @ 10.27% 1-2 @ 8.88% 0-2 @ 7.4% 1-3 @ 4.26% 0-3 @ 3.55% 2-3 @ 2.56% 1-4 @ 1.53% 0-4 @ 1.28% 2-4 @ 0.92% Other @ 1.94% Total : 42.58%