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- Competition: World Cup Qualifiers, Fourth Stage
- Date: Saturday, 11th October, 2025
- Kickoff: 18:15 UK / 19:15 CEST
- Venue: Thani bin Jassim Stadium (Al Rayyan)
The World Cup Qualifiers in Asia are set to continue. On Saturday evening, the United Arab Emirates will face off against Oman in the neutral pitch at Thani bin Jassim Stadium in Al Rayyan in the fourth stage of the WC Qualifiers. While this match is the first one in this stage of Qualifiers for the UAE, Oman started this stage with a goalless draw against Qatar on October 8th.
Let's break down the match and find the best possible bet for this World Cup Qualifier tie.
vs Head to Head (H2H) stats
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UAE
1 : 1
Oman
Gulf Cup of Nations
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UAE
0 : 1
Oman
Friendly International
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Oman
0 : 0
UAE
Gulf Cup of Nations
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Oman
0 : 1
UAE
Gulf Cup of Nations
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UAE
1 : 0
Oman
Gulf Cup of Nations
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UAE
0 : 0
Oman
Gulf Cup of Nations
These teams last met in December 2024, with the match ending in a 1:1 draw. Looking further back, these teams met a total of 16 times - UEA won five times and Oman won four times.
Regarding the number of goals, incredibly, the last ten h2h games ended with fewer than three goals, while both teams scored in two out of those ten games.
UAE team overview
United Arab Emirates are searching for their first World Cup appearance since 1990. Then they qualified for the WC in Italy but lost all three games in the Group. That is also their only WC appearance ever. In these Qualifiers, they did well, but weren't too close in securing the World Cup from the third stage, as they finished the group six points behind Uzbekistan and eight points behind Iran.
However, they enter the last stage of the Qualifiers on a positive note as they haven't lost in the previous six games across the competitions and have every reason to be optimistic.
Unfortunately, for this crucial duel against Oman, the team will most likely be without Luan Pereira, who missed the last four club games due to an injury.
Last matches of
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UAE
1 : 0
Bahrain
Friendly International
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UAE
3 : 1
Syria
Friendly International
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Kyrgyz Republic
1 : 1
UAE
WC Qualification Asia
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UAE
0 : 0
Uzbekistan
WC Qualification Asia
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North Korea
1 : 2
UAE
WC Qualification Asia
lineup
Goalkeeper
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1
Ali Khaseif
Defenders
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16
Marcus Meloni
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2
Sasa Ivkovic
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3
Lucas Pimenta
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14
Abdulrahman Saleh
Midfielders
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9
Harib Suhail
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15
Yahia Nader
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5
Mohammad Abdulbasit
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10
Yahya Al Ghassani
Forwards
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11
Caio Canedo
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23
Bruno
Oman team overview
Oman have never reached the World Cup in their history, and despite being considered the weakest team in this group, this could be their best chance of reaching the WC. In the previous stage of the Qualifiers, Oman barely secured fourth place, winning just 11 points in ten rounds, which was eventually enough to advance.
In the previous game against Qatar, just days ago, attacking winger Jameel Al Yahmadi suffered an injury and had to leave the field after only 29 minutes. For now, there is no official news about the seriousness of the injury, but he will most likely miss the upcoming game vs the UAE.
Last matches of
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Oman
0 : 0
Qatar
WC Qualification Asia
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Oman
2 : 3
India
CAFA Nations Cup
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Turkmenistan
1 : 2
Oman
CAFA Nations Cup
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Oman
2 : 1
Kyrgyz Republic
CAFA Nations Cup
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Uzbekistan
1 : 1
Oman
CAFA Nations Cup
lineup
Goalkeeper
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1
Ibrahim Al-Mukhaini
Defenders
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13
Amjad Al-Harthi
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3
Thani Al-Rushaidi
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16
Khalid Al-Braiki
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17
Ali Al-Busaidi
Midfielders
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15
Nasser Al-Rawahi
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4
Arshad Al-Alawi
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2
Ghanim Al-Habashi
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12
Abdullah Fawaz
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21
Dahman
Forwards
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7
Essam Al-Subhi
Prediction
In the previous (third) stage of the World Cup Qualifiers, both UAE and Oman were under 2.5 goals in six out of ten games - 60%.
Also, in recent matches across the competitions, both teams did well defensively. Both teams allowed one or zero goals in the past six games against solid competition. So, it is fair to expect they would continue with such performances.
Looking at the h2h matches, these teams exclusively played low-scoring games and were under 2.5 goals in the last ten meetings, with an average of only 1.1 goals per game. Now, considering all the above and the importance of the match, we expect another game with fewer than three goals.
3 Reasons why we should see fewer than three goals
- Both teams went under 2.5 goals in six out of ten games in the third stage of the WC Qualifiers
- Both teams allowed one or zero goals in the last six games across the competitions
- These teams went under 2.5 goals in the previous ten h2h games
Main prediction -
Under 2.5 goals
Best Odds:
vs standings in WC Qualification Asia
Group A | P | W | D | L |
G - A
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GD | Pts | |
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1 | Uzbekistan | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 - 2 | +2 | 6 |
2 | Iran | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 - 0 | +2 | 6 |
3 | United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 - 2 | +1 | 3 |
4 | Korea DPR | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 - 3 | -1 | 1 |
5 | Qatar | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 - 5 | -2 | 1 |
6 | Kyrgyz Republic | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 - 4 | -2 | 0 |
Group B | P | W | D | L |
G - A
|
GD | Pts | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Jordan | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 - 2 | +2 | 4 |
2 | Korea Republic | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 - 1 | +2 | 4 |
3 | Iraq | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 - 0 | +1 | 4 |
4 | Kuwait | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 - 1 | 0 | 2 |
5 | Palestine | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 - 3 | -2 | 1 |
6 | Oman | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 - 4 | -3 | 0 |
Group C | P | W | D | L |
G - A
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GD | Pts | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Japan | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 - 0 | +12 | 6 |
2 | Saudi Arabia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 - 2 | +1 | 4 |
3 | Bahrain | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 - 5 | -4 | 3 |
4 | Indonesia | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 - 1 | 0 | 2 |
5 | Australia | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 - 1 | -1 | 1 |
6 | China PR | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 - 9 | -8 | 0 |