United Arab Emirates vs Kyrgyzstan Prediction and Betting Tips | November 14th 2024
The United Arab Emirates will face Kyrgyzstan at the Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium on Thursday in another game of their third-round 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers. The home side have run out of steam after a shock 3-1 comeback victory over Qatar in their group opener in September and sit third in Group A with four points from four matches.
They suffered a 1-0 loss to Uzbekistan in their last match and had struggled to gain a foothold in the contest before a red card to Abdullah Al Menhali midway through the second half all but scuppered their chances of a positive result on the road.
Kyrgyzstan, meanwhile, suffered defeats in each of their first three qualifying games in Group A before locking horns with North Korea last time out. Despite holding the home advantage, the White Falcons headed into the match as underdogs but ground out a much-needed 1-0 victory, with Christian Brauzman scoring the sole goal of the game after just 11 minutes.
The visitors sit a point and two places behind their midweek opponents in the group standings and will leapfrog them with a win on Thursday.
United Arab Emirates vs Kyrgyzstan Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
- Thursday's game will mark just the third meeting between the UAE and Kyrgyzstan, with the hosts winning each of their previous matchups.
- The two nations last locked horns in a friendly clash last December which the Whites won 1-0 via a late penalty strike from their all-time leading goalscorer Ali Mabkhout.
- Kyrgyzstan have conceded seven goals in their qualifiers so far. Only Qatar (10) have shipped more in Group B.
- The United Arab Emirates were ranked 68th in the latest FIFA rankings and now sit 35 places above their midweek opponents.
United Arab Emirates vs Kyrgyzstan Prediction
The UAE are on a three-game winless streak after winning four of their previous five outings. They are without a win in their last three games on home soil and will be looking to snap that streak on Thursday.
Meanwhile, Kyrgyzstan saw their latest result end a run of three consecutive defeats and will hope they can find similar luck on the road this week. They have, however, struggled for results away from home of late and could lose this one.
Prediction: UAE 1-0 Kyrgyzstan
United Arab Emirates vs Kyrgyzstan Betting Tips
Tip 1 - Result: UAE to win
Tip 2 - Goals - Over/under 2.5 - Under 2.5 goals (Four of the hosts' last five matches have produced fewer than 2.5 goals)
Tip 3 - Both teams to score: NO (Both sides have found the back of the net in just two of the visitors' last five matches)