Tournament – Asian Cup;
Stage – Play Offs – 1/8-Finals;
Date – 30/01/2024;
Kick-Off – 12:30 GMT;
Venue – Al Janoub Stadium (Al Wakrah).
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For our prediction in this Asian Cup fixture, we will be leaning towards Uzbekistan, being that of the two teams they are the better side (number nine team in Asia while Thailand is the number twenty-one team there), but not just on paper, they have also had the upper hand in recent head to head fixtures with the latest encounter being a 2-0 in the 2022 Asian Cup. And we are sticking with the 2-0 scoreline here as well.
Each of the four meetings between these sides have produced over 1.5 goals, that is counting both competitive matches and friendlies. Their latest encounter saw Uzbekistan win by two goals to nil. We believe the trend will continue here even though both teams seemed to struggle for goals during the group stage, scoring a combined five goals.
Uzbekistan are the 68th best team in the world, and sit ninth in the Asian rankings, and did have a decent group stages where they managed to avoid defeat, finishing second with five points and scoring four goals and conceding just one in group B. Uzbekistan will be hoping to better their fourth place finish in 2011.
Thailand, just like their opponent also had a decent outing in group F, where they collected five points after three games and managed to keep clean sheets in all their games, scoring the all important two goals in their very first game that saw them make it to the knockout stages. Thailand, sitting 113th in the world ranking, will be hoping to upset their opponent and exert revenge on their loss suffered in the 2022 edition of the tournament.
Predicted Starting Lineups
Uzbekistan: Yusupov, Sayfiyev, Ashurmatov, Eshmurodov, Abdullaev, Abdurahmatov, Masharipov, Shukurov, Erikinov, Turgunboev, Fayzullaev
Thailand: Anuin, Channgom, Praisuwan, Thongsong, Bureerat, Kaman, Yooyen, Promsrikaew, Kanistribampen, Wonggorn, Poeiphimai