Football Query

FIFA World Cup qualification 2009

Saudi Arabia 3–2 United Arab Emirates

Wednesday 1 Apr 2009 · Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia3–2United Arab Emirates

Goals5

  1. 4′1–0Abdoh Otaif Saudi Arabia · penalty
  2. 38′1–1Mohammed Al Shehhi United Arab Emirates
  3. 45′1–2Ismail Matar United Arab Emirates
  4. 70′2–2Fares Juma Saudi Arabia · own goal
  5. 85′3–2Naif Hazazi Saudi Arabia

Line-ups

Starters, then substitutes who came on. ● a goal; yellow and red marks are cards; ↑ on, ↓ off.

Elo

World Football Elo before kick-off, and what the result did to it.

Saudi Arabia
1789 → 1793
United Arab Emirates
1521 → 1517

Expected score for Saudi Arabia: 89.3% (a draw counts half), home advantage included. The lead changed hands 2 times. The winners came from behind.

Head to head

Meeting 29 of 37, 1972–2019.

Saudi Arabia wins
21
Draws
8
United Arab Emirates wins
8

Form either side

Saudi Arabia

Before

After

United Arab Emirates

Before

After

Road through the tournament

Saudi Arabia

United Arab Emirates

Every Saudi Arabia v United Arab Emirates match37

From Saudi Arabia's side.

Score: openfootball · Scorers: openfootball · Line-ups: ESPN · Cards: ESPN