Match

North Korea vs United Arab Emirates: result 1-2 and analysis

World Cup - Qualification Asia3rd Round - 8Kick-off on March 25, 2025 at 06:15 PM (UTC)Mong Kok Stadium, Hong Kong

North Korea
1-2
United Arab Emirates

Full time

What was the result of North Korea vs United Arab Emirates?

United Arab Emirates won 1-2 on March 25, 2025.

Goalscorers

  • 5′Fábio LimaUnited Arab Emirates
  • 43′Kim Yu-SongNorth Korea
  • 90′Sultan AdilUnited Arab Emirates

What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, North Korea have 4 wins, 4 draws and 7 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.

North Korea
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Mar 20, 2025Qatar(away)1-5World Cup - Qualification Asia
Mar 14, 2025Jordan(away)1-1Friendlies
Feb 17, 2025Kazakhstan(away)2-0Friendlies
Nov 19, 2024Uzbekistan(home)0-1World Cup - Qualification Asia
Nov 14, 2024Iran(home)2-3World Cup - Qualification Asia
United Arab Emirates
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Mar 20, 2025Iran(away)0-2World Cup - Qualification Asia
Dec 27, 2024Oman(home)1-1Gulf Cup of Nations
Dec 24, 2024Kuwait(home)1-2Gulf Cup of Nations
Dec 21, 2024Qatar(away)1-1Gulf Cup of Nations
Nov 19, 2024Qatar(home)5-0World Cup - Qualification Asia

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 2 meetings: 0 North Korea win(s), 2 draw(s), 0 United Arab Emirates win(s).

DateScoreCompetition
Oct 10, 2024United Arab Emirates 1-1 North KoreaWorld Cup - Qualification Asia
Jan 11, 2011North Korea 0-0 United Arab EmiratesAsian Cup

Last archived meeting: United Arab Emirates vs North Korea on Oct 10, 2024

How many goals should we expect?

North Korea score 1.4 and concede 1.3 goals per match over their last 15; United Arab Emirates score 1.7 and concede 0.9.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
North Korea1.41.338/156/15
United Arab Emirates1.70.948/157/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

2023-25 standings
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2United Arab Emirates2101333

How does Footlab 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. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy

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