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Yemen national football team
Gulf Cup of Nations | Group Stage
Dec 25, 2024 at 2.25pm UK
Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium
Saudi Arabia national football team

Yemen
2 - 3
Saudi Arabia

Al-Zubaidi (8'), Majeed Mohamed Sabara (27')
Al Wasmani (45+6'), Al Matari (45+2'), Mohammed Sabah (90+6')
Al Wasmani (90+5')
FT(HT: 2-1)
Kanoo (30'), Al-Juwayr (57' pen.), Al Hamdan (90+3')
Al-Dawsari (58'), Al Hamdan (84')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Wednesday's Gulf Cup of Nations clash between Yemen and Saudi Arabia, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Iraq 1-0 Yemen
Sunday, December 22 at 2.25pm in Gulf Cup of Nations
Next Game: Bahrain vs. Yemen
Saturday, December 28 at 2.30pm in Gulf Cup of Nations
All competitions
Gulf Cup of Nations
Last Game: Saudi Arabia 2-3 Bahrain
Sunday, December 22 at 5.30pm in Gulf Cup of Nations
Next Game: Iraq vs. Saudi Arabia
Saturday, December 28 at 2.30pm in Gulf Cup of Nations

We said: Yemen 0-3 Saudi Arabia

There does not seem to be enough firepower on the Yemen side to trouble the Saudis, who we believe will have plenty of scoring opportunities on Wednesday and win decisively. Read more.

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 Saudi Arabia win with a probability of 79.97%. A draw had a probability of 13.6% and a win for Yemen had a probability of 6.42%.

The most likely scoreline for a Saudi Arabia win was 0-2 with a probability of 13.98%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-3 (11.96%) and 0-1 (10.89%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (6.45%), while for a Yemen win it was 1-0 (2.51%). The actual scoreline of 2-3 was predicted with a 2.1% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Saudi Arabia would win this match.

Result
YemenDrawSaudi Arabia
6.42% (-0.1811 -0.18) 13.61% (-0.093 -0.09) 79.97% (0.277 0.28)
Both teams to score 41.28% (-0.726 -0.73)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
61.18% (-0.347 -0.35)38.82% (0.351 0.35)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
38.86% (-0.368 -0.37)61.13% (0.37 0.37)
Yemen Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
44.71% (-0.777 -0.78)55.29% (0.77999999999999 0.78)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
11.95% (-0.464 -0.46)88.05% (0.468 0.47)
Saudi Arabia Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
92.33% (-0.015999999999991 -0.02)7.67% (0.019 0.02)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
72.63% (-0.046000000000006 -0.05)27.37% (0.048999999999999 0.05)
Score Analysis
    Yemen 6.43%
    Saudi Arabia 79.96%
    Draw 13.61%
YemenDrawSaudi Arabia
1-0 @ 2.51% (-0.018 -0.02)
2-1 @ 1.91% (-0.062 -0.06)
Other @ 2%
Total : 6.43%
1-1 @ 6.45% (-0.052 -0.05)
0-0 @ 4.24% (0.069999999999999 0.07)
2-2 @ 2.46% (-0.081 -0.08)
Other @ 0.46%
Total : 13.61%
0-2 @ 13.98% (0.21 0.21)
0-3 @ 11.96% (0.16 0.16)
0-1 @ 10.89% (0.17 0.17)
1-2 @ 8.29% (-0.074999999999999 -0.07)
0-4 @ 7.68% (0.098000000000001 0.1)
1-3 @ 7.09% (-0.07 -0.07)
1-4 @ 4.55% (-0.050000000000001 -0.05)
0-5 @ 3.95% (0.046 0.05)
1-5 @ 2.34% (-0.028 -0.03)
2-3 @ 2.1% (-0.072 -0.07)
0-6 @ 1.69% (0.018 0.02)
2-4 @ 1.35% (-0.047 -0.05)
1-6 @ 1% (-0.012 -0.01)
Other @ 3.1%
Total : 79.96%

How you voted: Yemen vs Saudi Arabia

Yemen
25.0%
Draw
11.1%
Saudi Arabia
63.9%
36
Head to Head
Jun 5, 2021 7pm
Second Round
Saudi Arabia
3-0
Yemen
Al-Dawsari (4'), Al-Muwallad (17', 32')
Otayf (38')

Al Matari (45+1'), Boqshan (59'), Qarawi (66')
Nov 16, 2018 4.30pm
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Saudi Arabia
1-0
Yemen
Ghareeb (33')
rhs 2.0
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