Bahrain vs United Arab Emirates: result 0-3 and analysis
Gulf Cup of NationsGroup Stage - 2Kick-off on September 27, 2026 at 06:00 PM (UTC)Stād al-Bahrayn al-Watanī (Bahrain National Stadium), Riffa
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What was the result of Bahrain vs United Arab Emirates?
United Arab Emirates won 0-3 on September 27, 2026.
Goalscorers
- 30′O. CamaraUnited Arab Emirates
- 66′Guilherme BalaUnited Arab Emirates
- 88′Ali SalehUnited Arab Emirates
What had the model predicted before the match?
Before kick-off, the Footlab AI model gave a United Arab Emirates win at 62%: prediction correct. Most likely score announced: 0-1. Actual score: 0-3.
Computed by the Footlab AI model from our own data only, with no AI analysis.
Official lineup for Bahrain vs United Arab Emirates
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Bahrain
- 7Ali Madan
- 10K. Al Aswad
- 12M. Abduljabbar
- 20M. Humaidan
- 4S. Dhiya
- 8Mohamed Marhoon
- 2Amine Benaddi
- 3W. Al Hayam
- 5Hamad Al Shamsan
- 23A. Al Khalasi
- 22Ebrahim Lutfallah
United Arab Emirates
- 6R. Akonnor
- 8N. Giménez
- 15Yuri César
- 21I. Faiz
- 24M. Coulibaly
- 26O. Camara
- 2Rúben Canedo
- 3Lucas Pimenta
- 5A. Zouhir
- 16Marcus Meloni
- 17Khalid Eisa
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Bahrain have 2 wins, 1 draw and 12 defeats; United Arab Emirates have 6, 5 and 4.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 24, 2026 | Qatar(away) | 0-2 | Gulf Cup of Nations |
| Jun 5, 2026 | Georgia(away) | 0-2 | Friendlies |
| Dec 9, 2025 | Sudan(home) | 3-1 | Arab Cup |
| Dec 6, 2025 | Algeria(home) | 1-5 | Arab Cup |
| Dec 3, 2025 | Iraq(away) | 1-2 | Arab Cup |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 24, 2026 | Yemen(home) | 4-0 | Gulf Cup of Nations |
| Dec 15, 2025 | Morocco(away) | 0-3 | Arab Cup |
| Dec 12, 2025 | Algeria(away) | 1-1 | Arab Cup |
| Dec 9, 2025 | Kuwait(home) | 3-1 | Arab Cup |
| Dec 6, 2025 | Egypt(home) | 1-1 | Arab Cup |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 2 Bahrain wins, 2 draws, 2 United Arab Emirates wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 8, 2025 | United Arab Emirates 1-0 Bahrain | Friendlies |
| Jun 11, 2024 | United Arab Emirates 1-1 Bahrain | World Cup - Qualification Asia |
| Nov 21, 2023 | Bahrain 0-2 United Arab Emirates | World Cup - Qualification Asia |
| Jan 7, 2023 | Bahrain 2-1 United Arab Emirates | Gulf Cup of Nations |
| Nov 16, 2020 | United Arab Emirates 1-3 Bahrain | Friendlies |
| Jan 5, 2019 | United Arab Emirates 1-1 Bahrain | Asian Cup |
Last archived meeting: United Arab Emirates vs Bahrain on Sep 8, 2025
How many goals should we expect?
Bahrain score 0.6 and concede 1.8 goals per match over their last 15; United Arab Emirates score 1.5 and concede 1.1.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bahrain | 0.6 | 1.8 | 1 | 5/15 | 6/15 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1.5 | 1.1 | 3 | 11/15 | 9/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Bahrain sit 4th in Gulf Cup of Nations (0 points from 3 matches) and United Arab Emirates sit 1st (7 points from 3 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Arab Emirates | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 7 |
| 4 | Bahrain | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 0 |
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How does Footlab AI compute this prediction?
The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy