United Arab Emirates vs Saudi Arabia: result 0-0 and analysis
Gulf Cup of NationsGroup Stage - 2Kick-off on December 25, 2017 at 02:30 PM (UTC)Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium, Al-'Ayn (Al Ain)
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What was the result of United Arab Emirates vs Saudi Arabia?
United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia drew 0-0 on December 25, 2017.
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, United Arab Emirates have 7 wins, 2 draws and 6 defeats; Saudi Arabia have 8, 2 and 5.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 22, 2017 | Oman(away) | 1-0 | Gulf Cup of Nations |
| Nov 14, 2017 | Uzbekistan(home) | 1-0 | Friendlies |
| Nov 10, 2017 | Haiti(home) | 0-1 | Friendlies |
| Sep 5, 2017 | Iraq(away) | 0-1 | World Cup - Qualification Asia |
| Aug 29, 2017 | Saudi Arabia(home) | 2-1 | World Cup - Qualification Asia |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 22, 2017 | Kuwait(away) | 2-1 | Gulf Cup of Nations |
| Nov 13, 2017 | Bulgaria(away) | 0-1 | Friendlies |
| Nov 10, 2017 | Portugal(away) | 0-3 | Friendlies |
| Sep 5, 2017 | Japan(home) | 1-0 | World Cup - Qualification Asia |
| Aug 29, 2017 | United Arab Emirates(away) | 1-2 | World Cup - Qualification Asia |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 4 meetings: 1 United Arab Emirates win(s), 1 draw(s), 2 Saudi Arabia win(s).
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 29, 2017 | United Arab Emirates 2-1 Saudi Arabia | World Cup - Qualification Asia |
| Oct 11, 2016 | Saudi Arabia 3-0 United Arab Emirates | World Cup - Qualification Asia |
| Mar 29, 2016 | United Arab Emirates 1-1 Saudi Arabia | World Cup - Qualification Asia |
| Oct 8, 2015 | Saudi Arabia 2-1 United Arab Emirates | World Cup - Qualification Asia |
Last archived meeting: United Arab Emirates vs Saudi Arabia on Aug 29, 2017
How many goals should we expect?
United Arab Emirates score 1.1 and concede 1.0 goals per match over their last 15; Saudi Arabia score 1.7 and concede 1.1.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Arab Emirates | 1.1 | 1.0 | 4 | 5/15 | 5/15 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1.7 | 1.1 | 6 | 7/15 | 10/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
United Arab Emirates sit 2nd in Gulf Cup of Nations (5 points from 3 matches) and Saudi Arabia sit 3rd (4 points from 3 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | United Arab Emirates | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 3 | Saudi Arabia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
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