Tajikistan vs UAE Prediction and Match Preview

Tajikistan’s average form was more than enough for them to find a play-off spot in the Asian Cup. The much expected Chinese side was disappointing in the group stage, allowing Tajikistan to gain the promotion with four points. The team will have the hosting advantage in the knockouts against UAE from Group C and the guests also had four points at the end of their group stage outings.

• Tajikistan will enter this match following a 2-1 win over Lebanon in their latest Asian Cup match.
• Despite the defeat against Iran in the latest match, the UAE will still have spirits as they have reached the semis in the past two seasons.
• The offensive display of both teams so far this campaign looks average.

Tajikistan surprised the bookies by locking China in a draw in their opening match this season. Following that, the team added a victory over Lebanon, which helped the team to climb over the Chinese side in the Group A standing.

On the other side, UAE had to face outfits who possessed average potential but had the possibility of surprises. The Iranian side had displayed their target from the first match itself and the team took over the top spot by sealing a victory over the UAE in their final group stage match. However, a win and a draw from the other two outings helped UAE to gain the promotion as like Tajikistan. For all the above reasons, we expect an interesting clash between the two on Sunday.

Recent Meetings

• This will only be marked as the third head-to-head meeting against these two teams.
• UAE was unbeaten in all the previous h2h clashes against Tajikistan and has scored 3 goals.

Tajikistan vs UAE Prediction

UAE had a strong four-match unbeaten streak before losing to Iran on their latest road trip. On the other side, Tajikistan was winless in four of the last five matches in which they had the home advantage. Since UAE has an upper hand in the h2h match-ups, we like to suggest an away win as the main betting pick here.

Do also note that Tajikistan failed to score in two of their three Asian Cup outings so far this season. Since we expect a win for the UAE, the under 2.5 goals option as the second pick seems ideal.

Peter Green- January 26, 2024

Tajikistan vs UAE Betting Tips

UAE to win

OK

	2.05 Odds
	2.00 Odds

Under 2.5 goals

OK

	1.53 Odds
	1.53 Odds