World Cup Qualifying - Asia | Third Round
Mar 24, 2022 at 3pm UK
Guangxi Sports Center
China1 - 1Saudi Arabia
Form, Standings, Stats
Last Game: Oman 2-0 China
Tuesday, March 29 at 5pm in World Cup Qualifying - Asia
Tuesday, March 29 at 5pm in World Cup Qualifying - Asia
Last Game: Saudi Arabia 0-1 Colombia
Sunday, June 5 at 6pm in International Friendlies
Sunday, June 5 at 6pm in International Friendlies
Next Game: Saudi Arabia vs. Venezuela
Thursday, June 9 at 6pm in International Friendlies
Thursday, June 9 at 6pm in International Friendlies
| Current Group A Standings | P | GD | PTS | |
| 1 | Uruguay | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2 | Saudi Arabia | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | Russia | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| 4 | Egypt | 2 | -3 | 0 |
We said: China 0-2 Saudi Arabia
We expect Saudi Arabia to get the win they need in this game and to secure it fairly comfortably. Li Xiaopeng's tenure at the China helm has not got off to a good start and he is missing star man Wu Lei so his side could struggle. Read more.Data Analysis
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a China win with a probability of 37.41%. A win for Saudi Arabia had a probability of 37.32% and a draw had a probability of 25.3%.
The most likely scoreline for a China win was 1-0 with a probability of 8.51%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.35%) and 2-0 (5.96%). The likeliest Saudi Arabia win was 0-1 (8.5%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.91%). The actual scoreline of 1-1 was predicted with an 11.9% likelihood.
| Result | ||
| China | Draw | Saudi Arabia |
| 37.41% | 25.27% | 37.32% |
| Both teams to score 56.8% |
| Goals |
| Over 2.5 | Under 2.5 |
