Tournament – Asian Cup;
Stage – Play Offs – 1/4-Finals;
Date – 03/02/2024;
Kick-Off – 16:30 GMT;
Venue – Al Bayt Stadium (Al Khor).
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For our prediction in this match we will be leaning towards a stalemate with a score of 1-1. Now, just looking at the head to head records puts Uzbekistan as favorite but Qatar have improved overall as a footballing nation since their last competitive loss to Uzbekistan, this is clearly shown in their current ranking of 6th best in Asia, with Uzbekistan lying in 9th position. We expect a very tight game with the game to be decided after extra-time or possibly penalties.
Qatar have won all of their matches leading up to this one in the ongoing Asian Cup, so we do expect them to at least get a goal in this one, Uzbekistan have only failed to score in just one of their games, and that was in the opening game where they most probably had not found their groove, we expect they will find the back of the net here too.
Of the two sides going up against each other, Qatar are the more successful as far as this competition is concerned. Qatar’s stock have steadily risen recently, ultimately culminating in their victory over Japan in the final of the last edition of the Asia Cup, a win that secured their first and only continental triumph so far. Sitting 6th in Asia and 58th in the world, they will be looking to emulate the Japan team who were the last to lift the trophy in consecutive editions.
Uzbekistan, while not being quiet as successful as Qatar (having only managed a fourth place finish in their best outing), they do have a very good head to head record having beaten Qatar in all three of their most recent encounters in all competitions. Although, it has to be said that their last encounter was in 2018, a year before Qatar went all the way to glory. Standing currently at 9th in Asia and 68th in the world, they will be hoping they can once again get the better of Qatar.
Predicted Starting Lineups
Qatar: Al-Sheeb, Al-Rawi, Khoukhi, Ali Mukhtar, Al-Brake, Asad, Hatem, Mashai, Muneer, Abdurisag, Alaaeldin
Uzbekistan: Yusupov, Sayfiyev, Ashurmatov, Eshmurodov, Abdullaev, Abdurahmatov, Masharipov, Shukurov, Erikinov, Turgunboev, Fayzullaev