United Arab Emirates vs Iran Prediction and Betting Tips | September 10th 2024
United Arab Emirates and Iran return to action in the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers when they go head-to-head on Tuesday. Amir Ghalenoei’s men have won their last six games against the Eyal Zayed and will journey to the Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium looking to extend this dominant run.
United Arab Emirates kicked off the third qualifying round of the World Cup on a high as they secured a 3-1 victory over Qatar in their Group A opener last Thursday.
After falling behind to Ibrahim Al-Hassan’s 38th-minute opener, the Eyal Zayed upped the ante in the final half-hour as Harib Suhail, Khaled Aldhanhani and Ali Saleh all found the back of the net to turn the game on its head.
UAE have now gone unbeaten in five consecutive games, picking up four wins and one draw — a run which saw them finish first in Group H of the second qualifying round.
Elsewhere, Iran were made to work their socks off on Thursday as they scraped a 1-0 victory over Kyrgyzstan at the Foolad Shahr Stadium.
Inter Milan striker Mehdi Taremi delivered the goods once again as he struck in the 34th minute to put Ghalenoei’s men in front before they turned in a solid defensive display to see out the win.
Like UAE, Iran finished first in Group E of the AFC World Cup second qualifying round and will be looking to open a three-point lead at the top of the table on Monday.
United Arab Emirates vs Iran Head-To-Head and Key Numbers
- Iran have been imperious in the history of this fixture, having picked up 15 wins from the last 19 meetings between the two nations.
- United Arab Emirates have managed just one win in that time, which came in September 1997, when they beat Ghalenoei’s men 3-1 in a friendly, while three games have ended all square.
- Iran are unbeaten in their last 13 games against UAE, picking up 11 wins and two draws since their defeat in 1997.
- UAE have won all but one of their last five matches in all competitions, with a 1-1 draw against Bahrain on June 11 being the exception.
United Arab Emirates vs Iran Prediction
United Arab Emirates and Iran have put together a fine run of results in recent outings and we anticipate an action-packed contest at the Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium.
Ghalenoei’s men have enjoyed the better of this fixture and we are backing them to extend their dominance over the UAE.
Prediction: United Arab Emirates 0-2 Iran
United Arab Emirates vs Iran Betting Tips
Tip 1: Result - Iran to win
Tip 2: Over 2.5 goals - No (There have been fewer than three goals scored in seven of the last nine meetings between the two nations)
Tip 3: Over 4.5 cards - No (There have also been fewer than five bookings in eight of their last nine clashes)