Lebanon and Saudi Arabia – Preview, Prediction and Betting Tips 04/01/2024

Lebanon and Saudi Arabia face each other this Thursday morning, January 4, 2024, starting at 10:30 am, in an international team friendly.

Lebanon

Aiming to debut in 2024 on the right foot, Lebanon’s national team arrives for this clash with the confidence of those who managed to break a long sequence of bad results in the previous season.

This is because the Lebanese team played a friendly against Jordan on December 28th and despite the difficulties encountered, they managed to show strength to win with a tight score of 2-1, restoring some of the confidence they had lost due to their previous performances.

After all, the team played two matches in the Asian qualifiers for the next edition of the World Cup and despite having at least managed to remain undefeated, they ended up frustrating their fans by accumulating two draws.

The most recent of these took place away from home, against Bangladesh, 1-1, and the Lebanese team had already debuted in the tournament with a goalless draw against Palestine, at home, wasting precious points.

Only 1 victory, 2 draws and 2 defeats were recorded in the last 5 official matches of the season, beating Jordan, drawing with Bangladesh and Palestine, in addition to losing to Montenegro and also to the United Arab Emirates.

Acting as home team, the Lebanese national team recorded a recent campaign with 5 wins, 3 draws and only 2 defeats in the last 10 matches played.

Saudi Arabia

On the other side is the Saudi Arabia squad, which in turn has won two consecutive victories and is even living up to the expectation of hosting the 2034 World Cup due to the enormous investment made by their country in the sporting scene in recent years.

Saudi Arabia significantly improved the level of the Saudi Pro League and also produced excellent performances with its national team in recent years, becoming the only team to defeat Argentina in the Argentines’ world title campaign in 2022, in Qatar.

Their most recent match took place at the end of November, when they defeated Jordan 2-0 in the World Cup qualifiers shortly after defeating Pakistan 4-0 in overwhelming fashion.

In their 5 previous matches they recorded 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats, beating Jordan and Pakistan, in addition to drawing with Nigeria and losing to South Korea and also to Mali.

Acting as a visitor, the Saudi Arabian national team has had a recent performance with 4 wins, 3 draws and 3 defeats in the last 10 matches played.

Conclusion:

Owner of a technically much more qualified squad, Saudi Arabia has been evolving in recent years and is already reaping good results from all the investment made to increase its competitive level, being the best betting option available for this international friendly against modest Lebanon.