World Cup

World Cup Qualifying - Asia | Second Round

Mar 21, 2024 at 6pm UK

Al-Nahyan Stadium

UAE
2 - 1
Yemen

Saleh (24' pen.), Adill Alamiri (72')
Jamil (16'), Hashemi (29'), Rashid (45'), Alhammadi (59'), Abaelaziz (63')

FT(HT: 1-0)

Idrees (69' og.)
Al-Zubaidi (5'), Ould Ali (6'), Mohammed Sabah (51'), Al-Gahwashi (90+4'), Anbar (90+6')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Thursday's World Cup Qualifying - Asia clash between United Arab Emirates and Yemen, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

United Arab Emirates

All competitions

World Cup Qualifying

Last Game: Tajikistan 1-1 UAE (5-3 pen.)
Sunday, January 28 at 4pm in Asian Cup

Current Group C Standings		P	GD	PTS
1	Iran	3	5	9
2	United Arab Emirates	3	1	4
3	Palestine	3	0	4
4	Hong Kong	0	0	0

Yemen

Last Game: Nepal 0-2 Yemen
Tuesday, November 21 at 1.15pm in World Cup Qualifying - Asia

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a United Arab Emirates win with a probability of 62.04%. A draw had a probability of 22.1% and a win for Yemen had a probability of 15.89%.

The most likely scoreline for a United Arab Emirates win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.86%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (11.93%) and 2-1 (9.71%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.46%), while for a Yemen win it was 0-1 (5.64%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 9.7% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that United Arab Emirates would win this match.

Result
United Arab Emirates	Draw	Yemen
62.04% ( -0.02)	22.07% ( 0.01)	15.89% ( 0.01)

Both teams to score 46.96% (

-0.02)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

49.87% (

-0.03)

50.12% (

0.04)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

27.91% (

-0.03)

72.09% (

0.03)

United Arab Emirates Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

84.36% (

-0.02)

15.64% (

0.02)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

55.35% (

-0.03)

44.65% (

0.04)

Yemen Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

55.66% (

-0.01)

44.34% (

0.02)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

19.6% (

-0.01)

80.4% (

0.02)

Score Analysis

United Arab Emirates 62.03%

Yemen 15.89%

Draw 22.07%

United Arab Emirates	Draw	Yemen
1-0 @ 12.86% ( 0.01) 2-0 @ 11.93% 2-1 @ 9.71% ( -0) 3-0 @ 7.38% ( -0) 3-1 @ 6.01% ( -0) 4-0 @ 3.43% ( -0) 4-1 @ 2.79% ( -0) 3-2 @ 2.44% ( -0) 5-0 @ 1.27% ( -0) 4-2 @ 1.13% ( -0) 5-1 @ 1.03% ( -0) Other @ 2.05% Total : 62.03%	1-1 @ 10.46% ( 0.01) 0-0 @ 6.93% ( 0.01) 2-2 @ 3.95% ( -0) Other @ 0.73% Total : 22.07%	0-1 @ 5.64% ( 0.01) 1-2 @ 4.26% 0-2 @ 2.29% ( 0) 1-3 @ 1.15% 2-3 @ 1.07% ( -0) Other @ 1.48% Total : 15.89%