Comments, odds Saudi Arabia vs Oman: Reaching the target
The situation of Group B Gulf Cup 2023 is becoming more unfavorable than ever with Saudi Arabia, the only team to beat the 2022 World Cup champion - Argentina. After 2 matches, Saudi Arabia has 3 points, 1 point less than the top 2 teams, Iraq and Oman.
This means that Saudi Arabia must win in the last match to have a ticket to continue. In the event of a draw, they need Iraq to lose heavily to Yemen. But this is an unlikely scenario because Yemen is too weak and there are no goals to strive for.
Meanwhile, Oman just doesn't need to lose to Saudi Arabia to enter the semi-finals. Compared to the 2022 World Cup qualifiers, Oman has played very well. After holding Iraq 0-0 on the opening day, Branko Ivanković's teachers and students defeated Yemen with a score of 3-2.
If including the previous series of friendly matches, Oman is on a 5-match unbeaten streak with 4 wins and 1 draw. The last time Oman tasted a bitter cup was against Germany, but they only lost with a score of at least 0-1. With what is being shown, Oman is likely to achieve the goal set before the match, which is to draw with Saudi Arabia to win tickets to the next round.