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
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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.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 20, 2025 | Qatar(away) | 1-5 | World Cup - Qualification Asia |
| Mar 14, 2025 | Jordan(away) | 1-1 | Friendlies |
| Feb 17, 2025 | Kazakhstan(away) | 2-0 | Friendlies |
| Nov 19, 2024 | Uzbekistan(home) | 0-1 | World Cup - Qualification Asia |
| Nov 14, 2024 | Iran(home) | 2-3 | World Cup - Qualification Asia |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 20, 2025 | Iran(away) | 0-2 | World Cup - Qualification Asia |
| Dec 27, 2024 | Oman(home) | 1-1 | Gulf Cup of Nations |
| Dec 24, 2024 | Kuwait(home) | 1-2 | Gulf Cup of Nations |
| Dec 21, 2024 | Qatar(away) | 1-1 | Gulf Cup of Nations |
| Nov 19, 2024 | Qatar(home) | 5-0 | World 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).
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 10, 2024 | United Arab Emirates 1-1 North Korea | World Cup - Qualification Asia |
| Jan 11, 2011 | North Korea 0-0 United Arab Emirates | Asian 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.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Korea | 1.4 | 1.3 | 3 | 8/15 | 6/15 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1.7 | 0.9 | 4 | 8/15 | 7/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
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