Prediction World Cup Qualifying - Saudi Arabia vs Tajikistan

World Cup Qualifying - Saudi Arabia vs Tajikistan
Match Time: 22-03-2024 03:00 Friday (GMT+8)
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Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia saw their Asian Cup journey end in dramatic fashion as they lost on penalties against South Korea at the Education City Stadium on January 30.

Roberto Mancini's men broke the deadlock seconds after half time through Abdullah Radif but were pegged back in stoppage time by Gue-Sung Cho, whose leveller saw the tie proceed to spot kicks, where Sami Al Najei and Abdulrahman Ghareeb both fluffed their lines.

That snapped an eight-game unbeaten run across all competitions for the Green Falcons since a 3-1 loss to Mali back in the third week of October.

Awaiting them next is the task of facing off against an opposing outfit who were on the receiving end of a 3-0 defeat in the only previous edition of this fixture.

Having not lost on home turf in just under a year, Thursday's hosts will fancy themselves to get the job done once again and maintain their perfect record in Group G of the World Cup qualifiers.

Tajikistan

Tajikistan were narrowly dumped out of the last eight of the Asian Cup courtesy of a 1-0 defeat to Jordan at the Ahmad bin Ali Stadium on February 2.

Gela Shekiladze's men fell behind to Vahdat Khanonov's own goal midway through the second half and that proved to be the all-important moment in a tight affair.

However, the Crowns have picked up a win and a draw apiece from their opening two World Cup qualifiers and sit second in Group G, two points shy of their next opponents.

With the sides scheduled to face off again five days later, Thursday's visitors now set out to get one over their hosts on enemy territory.

Prediction: Saudi Arabia 3-0 Tajikistan