Palestine v Oman Tips

This is a must-win game for Palestine if they're to progress to the fourth round, and recent back-to-back wins for the hosts should give them the confidence to do so again here. Their dramatic late win versus Iraq last time out on home soil is evidence of their capabilities and strong mentality going into this, which they'll need to beat a relatively solid Oman side here.

This game is being played at a neutral venue which means no team has home turf advantage. Oman has 3 wins in 5 games but Palestine are in good form after winning their last 2 games. I see a draw to be very likely here.

Palestine will be hosting Oman for the second time in this season in round 10 of the Asian World Cup Qualifications. Oman currently has 10 points while Palestine has 9 points. Out of the last five meetings, Oman won four and Palestine won one. This performance suggests that Oman has high chances of winning this game.

Both sides come from 2 overs in the last 3 encounters played. In 5 head-to-head duels played, there were 3 overs, so I will back here another over.

I like this to be a tight game and think one side finishes goalless. It could be either one, to be honest. Palestine and Oman have scored around a goal a game in qualifying and are not especially prolific.