Qatar vs UAE Predictions & Match Preview

Qatar vs UAE Prediction

Red-hot Qatar hosts United Arab Emirates at the Ahmed Bin Ali Stadium at the Al Rayyan stadium in an AFC 2026 World Cup qualification tie.

Qatar commenced their AFC 2026 World Cup qualification journey in the second round, they were pitted in the same group with Kuwait, India, and Afghanistan. They went unbeaten in that qualifying round, winning five and drawing one of their six games.

The Marquez Lopez led side defeated India 2-1 in their recent World Cup qualifying fixture. India took the lead in the 37th minute via Lallianzuala Changte, before Yousef Ayman equalized for the Maroons in the 73rd minute.  Ahmed Al-Rawi would go on to score a late winner for Qatar in the 85th minute, ensuring that the hosts bag the three maximum points.

With three wins in their last four meetings with the UAE, Qatar will head into this fixture in full confidence and a hope of getting a positive result.

Similarly, the UAE are on a good run with three wins and a draw from their last four fixtures. The Whites led the rest of the group in the round two qualifying series, going unbeaten while scoring 16 goals, and conceding 2 goals in their six matches.

The UAE played a 1-1 draw against Bahrain in their recent fixture, Sultan Adil ensured Mahdi Abduljabbar’s early opener for Bahrain was nullified ten minutes into the game.

Pitted against some of the best footballing nations in Asia in this round, UAE’s resolve will be greatly tested in this round.

The Pauli Bento’s men will be hoping to earn a place in the 2026 World Cup having played once in the Mundial in 1990, they have not appeared in the tournament since then.

Finn Larsson- September 3, 2024

Qatar vs UAE Betting Tips

Qatar to win

OK

2.00 Odds

Qatar 3-0

OK

17.00 Odds