Preview: Oman vs. Bahrain - prediction, team news, lineups

Making their 2nd successive quality successful the last of the Arabian Gulf Cup, Oman volition conflict Bahrain connected Saturday astatine Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium successful Kuwait.

Samba Al-Khaleej scored 2 precocious goals successful the semis and held onto a 2-1 triumph versus Saudi Arabia, portion the Bahrainis narrowly eliminated the hosts Kuwait, winning 1-0.

Match preview

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Down a antheral aft 34 minutes, Oman showed tremendous warring spirit, holding disconnected a potent Saudi onslaught with hopeless defending and timely tackles.

In the end, they made the astir of their opportunities, scoring connected 2 of their 3 targeted efforts and were capable to clasp retired contempt having conscionable 30% of the possession.

Thanks to that full squad effort, the Omanis are done to the last for a 3rd clip successful the past 4 editions of this tournament, with a accidental to workout the demons from 2023, erstwhile they suffered a heartbreaking 3-2 decision successful extra-time against Iraq.

Oman person not won consecutive planetary contests since claiming 3 victories successful a enactment from March to June 2024 but are riding a five-match unbeaten tally crossed each competitions into 2025.

Rashid Jaber's men person conceded a extremity oregon less successful each of those encounters connected that run, allowing conscionable 1 second-half onslaught successful the full Gulf Cup this season.

Al-Ahmar person won 4 of their erstwhile 5 matches versus Bahrain, including the past 2 times they faced them successful this competition, claiming a 1-0 triumph successful 2018 and 2023.

With a triumph this weekend, Oman would assistance this trophy for the 3rd time, equalling Qatar and Saudi Arabia for the third-most Gulf Cup triumphs, portion it would beryllium their archetypal since 2017-18.

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It took them 75 minutes, but successful the end, Bahrain overcame immoderate large obstacles and a partisan assemblage to beforehand into the final.

They did it contempt being reduced to 10 men aboriginal into the 2nd half, winning for a 3rd clip successful their erstwhile 4 matches successful this competition,

Saturday volition people their archetypal quality successful the Gulf Cup last since 2019 erstwhile Dilmun's Warriors claimed their lone rubric to day with a 1-0 triumph implicit Saudi Arabia.

Their 3 triumphs astatine the Gulf Cup this play person occurred erstwhile they netted the opening goal, collecting a cleanable expanse successful 2 of those instances.

Bahrain person finished arsenic runners-up astatine this lawsuit 4 times, though, connected 3 occasions, it was successful a radical with nary knockout signifier astatine that time.

Dragan Talajic has a accidental to usher this federation to their archetypal trophy since they claimed the West Asian Football Federation (WAFF) Championship and Gulf Cup successful 2019.

Bahrain are winless successful 11 successive meetings with Oman and person lone beaten them erstwhile astatine the Gulf Cup successful the 2000s, winning 1-0 successful a January 2004 lucifer played successful Kuwait.

Oman Gulf Cup of Nations form:

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Team News

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A reddish paper issued to Rabia Al-Alawi means that the Oman attacker volition miss this decisive clash, portion Faiz Al-Rushaidi, Jameel Al-Yahmadi, Thani Al-Rushadi and Abdullah Fawaz were the 4 newcomers successful their starting 11 connected Tuesday.

Arshad Al-Alawi enactment his squad successful beforehand aft 74 minutes against Saudi Arabia, with the victor coming courtesy of Ali Al-Busaidi 5 minutes from the end.

As for Bahrain, they volition beryllium without Mahdi Abduljabbar, who received a 2nd caution aboriginal into fractional fig 2 of their semi-final, portion Sayed Baqer missed that brushwood done suspension and Talajic had a wholly caller starting 11 from the broadside that began successful their decision versus Yemen (2-1).

We say: Oman 2-1 Bahrain

Both sides are coming disconnected affectional highs conscionable days ago, but we judge the determination and tendency to triumph for Oman volition beryllium a small greater, portion their acquisition successful this spot should besides assistance enactment them implicit the top.

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