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Oman will welcome South Korea to the Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex in the third round of the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers on Tuesday. Both teams endured a winless start to their campaign last week and will look to return to winning ways.
The hosts met Iran in their campaign opener and suffered a 1-0 away loss. Arshad Al Alawi was sent off in the stoppage time of the second half and will serve a suspension in this match. They failed to score for the first time in the World Cup qualifiers this year and will look to return to goalscoring ways.
The visitors played Palestine in their previous outing and were held to a goalless draw. While they failed to score for the first time since 2022 in the World Cup qualifiers, they kept a fourth consecutive clean sheet.
Oman vs South Korea Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
- The two teams have squared off six times in all competitions. All meetings have produced conclusive results, with the visitors leading 5-1 in wins.
- They last met in the group stage of the 2015 AFC Asian Cup, with Korea recording a 1-0 win.
- Four of the six meetings between the two teams have produced over 2.5 goals, with the hosts failing to score in three.
- The Reds are winless in their last two games in the World Cup qualifiers, conceding one goal each.
- Taegeuk Warriors are unbeaten in their last seven games in the World Cup qualifiers, recording five wins and keeping six clean sheets.
- The visitors have scored at least once in their six meetings against Oman and have kept clean sheets in three of their last four games in this fixture.
Oman vs South Korea Prediction
The Reds are winless in their last two games in the World Cup qualifiers after three consecutive wins and clean sheets, and will look to improve upon that record. Interestingly, they have met Korea just once at home thus far, winning the Asian Cup qualifying match 3-1 in 2003.
Taegeuk Warriors are unbeaten in their last seven games in the World Cup qualifiers, keeping six clean sheets. They have won five of the six meetings against Oman and will look to build on that form.
Hong Myung-bo might make some changes to the starting XI, as he looks to register his first win of his second stint as the manager of the national team.
Considering the visitors' dominance in this fixture, we back the Taegeuk Warriors to eke out a narrow win.
Prediction: Oman 1-2 South Korea
Oman vs South Korea Betting Tips
Tip 1: Result - South Korea to win
Tip 2: Goals - Over/Under 2.5 Goals - Over 2.5 goals
Tip 3: At least one goal to be scored in the second half - Yes
Tip 4: Son Heung-min to score or assist any time - Yes
