Sohar vs Al-Shabab prediction and preview

19 Oct 2026, 15:30 UTC

The PunterPick prediction

Double Chance X2Odds 1.25Market probability 74%Final score 0–5

Published before kick-off and never changed afterwards. See the methodology for how picks are chosen.

Match preview

Sohar host Al-Shabab in the Professional League (Oman) on 19 Oct 2026, 15:30 UTC. The prediction PunterPick published for this fixture is Double Chance X2 — Al-Shabab to win or draw. It was published at odds of 1.25, which the bookmaker market rated at about 74% once the bookmaker margin is removed.

Final score: Sohar 0–5 Al-Shabab.

Going into the match, Sohar had won 3, drawn 4 and lost 3 of their last 10 matches, scoring 14 and conceding 16. Al-Shabab had won 5, drawn 3 and lost 2 of their last 10, with 14 scored and 12 conceded.

Both teams scored in 7 of Sohar's last 10 and 5 of Al-Shabab's last 10; 7 and 5 of those matches respectively went over 2.5 goals. At home Sohar averaged 1.00 goals scored and 1.29 conceded across 7 matches; away from home Al-Shabab averaged 1.78 scored and 1.22 conceded across 9.

Our team-strength model expects about 0.94 goals from Sohar and 1.88 from Al-Shabab. From that it rates a home win at 17%, a draw at 24% and an away win at 58%, against 26%, 28% and 46% implied by the 1X2 prices. For the published pick itself the model gives 83%.

Team comparison

Share of each factor between Sohar (green) and Al-Shabab (grey), from our data provider's pre-match comparison.

Recent form45% – 55%

Attack22% – 78%

Defence56% – 44%

Head-to-head50% – 50%

Goals50% – 50%

Overall strength44% – 55%

Form before the match

Team	Last 5	Scored	Conceded	BTTS	O2.5
Sohar	LLLDW	1.40	1.60	70%	70%
Al-Shabab	LWWWL	1.40	1.20	50%	50%

Averages over each side's last 10 matches in our results archive before this fixture.

Other markets we priced

Market	Our probability	Odds
Double Chance X2	74%	1.25
Over 1.5 Goals	69%	1.36
1st Half Under 1.5 Goals	69%	1.36
1st Half Over 0.5 Goals	67%	1.40
Under 2.5 Goals	54%	1.70
Under 8.5 Corners	54%	1.73
BTTS No	50%	1.80
Al-Shabab Win	46%	1.95

Probabilities are derived from bookmaker prices with the margin removed. They are estimates, not guarantees.