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United Arab Emirates national football team
Friendlies 2
Oct 12, 2023 at 5pm UK
Sheikh Zayed Sports City
Kuwait national football team

UAE
1 - 0
Kuwait

Alzaabi (27')
Idrees (18'), Mabkhout (61'), Salmeen (88')
FT(HT: 1-0)

Al Dhefiri (22'), Daham (37')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Thursday's friendly clash between United Arab Emirates and Kuwait, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Costa Rica 1-4 UAE
Tuesday, September 12 at 4pm in International Friendlies
Last Game: Kyrgyzstan 3-1 Kuwait
Monday, September 11 at 5pm in International Friendlies

We said: United Arab Emirates 2-1 Kuwait

Although the UAE were edged out in the previous head-to-head meeting at the Gulf Cup in Iraq, we think that they will make use of home advantage to claim a narrow victory over Kuwait and extend their unbeaten run in friendlies to six matches. 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 United Arab Emirates win with a probability of 41.27%. A win for Kuwait had a probability of 31.49% and a draw had a probability of 27.2%.

The most likely scoreline for a United Arab Emirates win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.54%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.51%) and 2-0 (7.62%). The likeliest Kuwait win was 0-1 (9.77%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.89%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with an 11.5% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 1-0 win for United Arab Emirates in this match and our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted the win for United Arab Emirates.

Result
United Arab EmiratesDrawKuwait
41.27% (0.058999999999997 0.06) 27.24% (0.038 0.04) 31.49% (-0.093 -0.09)
Both teams to score 49.28% (-0.142 -0.14)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
43.96% (-0.165 -0.16)56.03% (0.168 0.17)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
22.88% (-0.133 -0.13)77.12% (0.13800000000001 0.14)
United Arab Emirates Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
73.27% (-0.045000000000002 -0.05)26.72% (0.048999999999999 0.05)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
38.01% (-0.060000000000002 -0.06)61.99% (0.063000000000002 0.06)
Kuwait Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
67.25% (-0.15000000000001 -0.15)32.75% (0.154 0.15)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
30.69% (-0.168 -0.17)69.3% (0.172 0.17)
Score Analysis
    United Arab Emirates 41.26%
    Kuwait 31.49%
    Draw 27.24%
United Arab EmiratesDrawKuwait
1-0 @ 11.54% (0.059999999999999 0.06)
2-1 @ 8.51% (-0.0039999999999996 -0)
2-0 @ 7.62% (0.029 0.03)
3-1 @ 3.74% (-0.0070000000000001 -0.01)
3-0 @ 3.35% (0.008 0.01)
3-2 @ 2.09% (-0.012 -0.01)
4-1 @ 1.23% (-0.004 -0)
4-0 @ 1.11% (0.0010000000000001 0)
Other @ 2.07%
Total : 41.26%
1-1 @ 12.89% (0.0099999999999998 0.01)
0-0 @ 8.75% (0.056999999999999 0.06)
2-2 @ 4.75% (-0.021999999999999 -0.02)
Other @ 0.85%
Total : 27.24%
0-1 @ 9.77% (0.022 0.02)
1-2 @ 7.2% (-0.023000000000001 -0.02)
0-2 @ 5.45% (-0.0099999999999998 -0.01)
1-3 @ 2.68% (-0.02 -0.02)
0-3 @ 2.03% (-0.012 -0.01)
2-3 @ 1.77% (-0.015 -0.02)
Other @ 2.59%
Total : 31.49%

How you voted: UAE vs Kuwait

United Arab Emirates
66.7%
Draw
0.0%
Kuwait
33.3%
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