Saudi Arabia vs Tajikistan Prediction & Match Preview

• Many football fans were shocked as Saudi Arabia exited from the round of 16 of the AFC Asian Cup. They lost to South Korea on penalties and returned home. Now they will focus on their upcoming FIFA World Cup qualifier against Tajikistan.
• In this year’s AFC Asian Cup, the underdogs performed well. The most impressive team was Tajikistan as they reached the quarter-finals. Despite losing to Jordan by 1-0, they put up a brilliant performance.

Initially, Saudi Arabia performed well in the group stage matches and won two games against Oman and Kyrgyzstan. Things took a different turn when they faced Thailand. They eventually crashed out of the competition losing to South Kora on penalties. So far, they performed well in their last two FIFA World Cup qualifiers and defeated Jordan and Pakistan.

Tajikistan’s most impressive victory was against UAE in which they fought till the end and defeated UAE on penalties. Back in November, they defeated Pakistan by 6-1 which took them to second place in Group G of the FIFA World Cup qualifiers. This was their biggest victory in 2023. It will be extremely difficult for them to repeat the same as they face Saudi Arabia at King Saud Sport City Stadium.

Recent Meetings

The last encounter took place in January 2005. In that match, Saudi Arabia defeated Tajikistan by 3-0. This is going to be the second time both teams will play against each other. We see Saudi Arabia winning this game as they are strong team also they have the home advantage.

Saudi Arabia vs Tajikistan Prediction

Tajikistan have faced lower-ranked teams in the last few months. They defeated Pakistan by 6-1 and similarly they held Jordan to a 1-1 draw. We must not underestimate Saudi Arabia despite their early exit from the AFC Asian Cup. They have a strong squad for the qualifiers and we will back Saudi Arabia to win this game at the _ odds. Also, we cannot ignore the fact that Tajikistan are ranked 99^th while Saudi Arabia are within the top 55.

Tajikistan have performed well in their away trips and scored numerous goals against Hong Kong, Pakistan, and Malaysia. On top of that, their impressive goal-scoring record in the AFC Asian Cup leads us to the second tip which is Over 2.5 goals at the _ odds. Another reason is that on matchday one, Saudi Arabia scored four goals against Pakistan.

Victor Dias- March 19, 2024

Saudi Arabia vs Tajikistan Betting Tips

Saudi Arabia -1.5 Asian Handicap

OK

2.00 Odds

Over 2.5 goals

OK

1.85 Odds