United Arab Emirates vs. Syria: preview and betting tips

The United Arab Emirates and Syria will face each other in qualifying for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. The UAE are currently in third place for qualification, while their opponents Syria are at the very bottom of the table.

The UAE have played 6 matches in the World Cup qualifiers. In these matches, they have earned only 6 points, having won once, drawn three times and lost twice. Their score so far is 4::5.

Lastly, Syria has not won a single match out of their six matches. It has managed at least two draws, but has also scored four straight defeats. Its record is 5:11.

These two teams faced each other twice during the autumn of 2021. The first time was in September in Syria in the framework of this qualification and the duel ended in an amicable result. Both sides scored one goal, so the score was 1:1.

The second time was played in November and the home team was the United Arab Emirates. This was a FIFA Arab Cup match. The UAE won this match 2:1. They can therefore carry over the advantage from this match and build on a good result.

The difference between third and sixth place, i.e. between the UAE and Syria, is only 4 points. However, Syria has not been able to win even once and is not expected to do so now. The UAE can play against this team on their home field.

The advantage will not only be the home environment, but also the fact that they are in a place in the table that guarantees advancement to the next stage in the World Cup qualification. Therefore, the UAE can win this duel.

Not many goals are scored in UAE matches. Syria doesn’t score many goals, but it gets a lot of them, however, it doesn’t receive a large number of them against the UAE.