This should be another comfortable victory for UAE, who will be disappointed if they can not continue their run of clean sheets, let alone wins.
Yemen are no pushovers but they are unlikely to carry enough offensive threat to hurt UAE in key moments, so we are predicting a 2-0 victory for the hosts, who would take a giant step towards the third round of qualifying in the process.
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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.
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