United Arab Emirates vs Saudi Arabia: result 1-1 and analysis
World Cup - Qualification Asia2nd Round - 10Kick-off on March 29, 2016 at 04:00 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 1-1 on March 29, 2016.
Goalscorers
- 24′Taisir Al JassimSaudi Arabia
- 52′Omar AbdulrahmanUnited Arab Emirates
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, United Arab Emirates have 8 wins, 2 draws and 5 defeats; Saudi Arabia have 7, 1 and 5.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 24, 2016 | Palestine(home) | 2-0 | World Cup - Qualification Asia |
| Nov 17, 2015 | Malaysia(away) | 2-1 | World Cup - Qualification Asia |
| Nov 12, 2015 | Timor-Leste(home) | 8-0 | World Cup - Qualification Asia |
| Oct 8, 2015 | Saudi Arabia(away) | 1-2 | World Cup - Qualification Asia |
| Sep 8, 2015 | Palestine(away) | 0-0 | World Cup - Qualification Asia |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 24, 2016 | Malaysia(home) | 2-0 | World Cup - Qualification Asia |
| Nov 17, 2015 | Timor-Leste(away) | 10-0 | World Cup - Qualification Asia |
| Nov 9, 2015 | Palestine(away) | 0-0 | World Cup - Qualification Asia |
| Oct 8, 2015 | United Arab Emirates(home) | 2-1 | World Cup - Qualification Asia |
| Sep 8, 2015 | Malaysia(away) | 3-0 | World Cup - Qualification Asia |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 1 meetings: 0 United Arab Emirates win(s), 0 draw(s), 1 Saudi Arabia win(s).
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 8, 2015 | Saudi Arabia 2-1 United Arab Emirates | World Cup - Qualification Asia |
Last archived meeting: Saudi Arabia vs United Arab Emirates on Oct 8, 2015
How many goals should we expect?
United Arab Emirates score 2.3 and concede 1.1 goals per match over their last 15; Saudi Arabia score 2.5 and concede 1.2.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Arab Emirates | 2.3 | 1.1 | 5 | 6/15 | 9/15 |
| Saudi Arabia | 2.5 | 1.2 | 5 | 5/13 | 9/13 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
United Arab Emirates sit 2nd in World Cup - Qualification Asia (3 points from 2 matches) and Saudi Arabia sit 1st (4 points from 2 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saudi Arabia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
| 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