United Arab Emirates vs Saudi Arabia match stats & report
2–1 Full time
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United Arab Emirates beat Saudi Arabia 2–1 in the World Cup - Qualification Asia (3rd Round - 9) on 29 August 2017. Saudi Arabia had 65% of the ball.
United Arab Emirates vs Saudi Arabia match statistics
- 35% Ball possession 65%
- 9 Total shots 12
- 3 Shots on target 3
- 4 Shots off target 5
- 2 Blocked shots 4
- 5 Shots inside the box 6
- 4 Corners 11
- 14 Fouls 11
- 2 Offsides 1
- 4 Yellow cards 0
- 1 Red cards 0
- 304 Passes 557
- 73% Pass accuracy 82%
- 2 Goalkeeper saves 1
Goals and cards
- 20' Penalty scored Nawaf Al Abid Saudi Arabia
- 21' Goal Ali Ahmed Mabkhout (assist T. Ahmed) United Arab Emirates
- 60' Goal Ahmed Khalil (assist Ahmed Barman) United Arab Emirates
- 72' Yellow card Mahmoud Khamis United Arab Emirates
- 88' Yellow card Khamis Esmail United Arab Emirates
- 90' Yellow card Mahmoud Khamis United Arab Emirates
- 90' Yellow card T. Ahmed United Arab Emirates
- 90' Red card Mahmoud Khamis United Arab Emirates
The Ghost's call
The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.
Team news & lineups
United Arab Emirates
Bench Salem Saleh , Mohamed Abdulrahman , Habib Fardan Abdualla , Walid Abbas , Abdelaziz Husain , Fares Juma , Ahmed Shambih , Ahmed Al Akberi , M. Naser , M. Marzooq , Khalid Bawazir , Tariq Ahmed
Saudi Arabia
Bench Fahad Al Muwallad , Salem Al Dawsari , Nasser Al Shamrani , Mohammed Al Fatil , Motaz Hawsawi , Yasser Al Mosailem , Waleed Abdullah , Abdulfattah Asiri , Abdulmajeed Al Ruwaili , Abdullah Otayf , Hussain Al Mogahwi , Abdullah Al Zoari
Form guide
United Arab Emirates at home
3–2–0 in 5 matches
- Scored
- 1.8 per game
- Conceded
- 0.6 per game
- Clean sheets
- 2 / 5
- Corners
- 7.5 per game
- Shots on target
- 4.0 per game
Based on 5 matches — treat these numbers lightly.
Saudi Arabia away
3–1–3 in 7 matches
- Scored
- 1.6 per game
- Conceded
- 1.4 per game
- Clean sheets
- 3 / 7
- Corners
- 2.2 per game
- Shots on target
- 3.4 per game
25% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.
Based on 7 matches — treat these numbers lightly.
United Arab Emirates vs Saudi Arabia head-to-head
| Date | Match | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Saudi Arabia v United Arab Emirates | 3–0 | |
| United Arab Emirates v Saudi Arabia | 1–1 | |
| Saudi Arabia v United Arab Emirates | 2–1 |
Only 3 previous meetings on record. The Ghost weights head-to-head lightly — form is a stronger signal.
The full United Arab Emirates vs Saudi Arabia head-to-head record