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Football Asia World Cup Qualification Prince Faisal Bin Fahd Stadium Wed 26 Mar 01:15

United Arab Emirates

  1. Prediction
  2. Odds
  3. Stats
  4. Team News
  5. Lineups
  6. Squads
  7. Table

UAE Great Value against North Korea

Our prediction is to confidently back United Arab Emirates on the 1x2 betting market. You can get 1.65 that UAE get the better of North Korea by the full-time whistle.

Match Preview & H2H

North Korea´s last game was on the road against Qatar and the World Cup qualifier finished in a 5-1 loss. North Korea recorded 47% possession and had six shots on goal at Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, with Kwang-Hun Pak on the scoresheet.

United Arab Emirates approach this fixture after losing 2-0 away to Iran, with UAE having 44% possession and one shot on target in the World Cup qualifier at Azadi Stadium.

North Korea and UAE drew 1-1 in their last H2H meeting. This was a World Cup qualifier at Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium in October.

Confirmed Lineups

North Korea confirmed lineup (4-4-2): Ju-Hyok Kang (GK), Ryong Choe, Hwi-Nam Jong, Yu-Song Kim, Sung-Hye Kim, Chung-Song Paek, Myong-Song Ro, Kuk-Chol Kang II, Kum-Chol Ri, Kwang-Hun Pak, Il-Song Ri.

UAE confirmed lineup (4-2-3-1): Khalid Eisa (GK), Marcus Meloni, Lucas Pimenta, Kouame Autonne, Harib Abdalla Suhail, Yahia Nader, Abdalla Ramadan, Jonatas Santos, Fabio Lima, Luanzinho, Caio.

Expert Asia World Cup Qualification Analysis

The form is always taken into consideration and it’s great to combine this with team news as it becomes available. In order to provide an expert verdict, the latest stats are analysed so that we have the best information.

Key North Korea vs United Arab Emirates stats:

  • North Korea have failed to win any of their last 10 matches
  • North Korea have lost 12 of their past 19 matches
  • North Korea have conceded 2 or more goals in 4 of their last 7 home matches
  • North Korea have failed to score in 9 of their last 19 matches
  • UAE have won 8 of their past 13 matches
  • UAE have scored 2 or more goals in 8 of their past 13 matches
  • UAE have kept 6 clean sheets in their past 13 matches

North Korea vs UAE Prediction

The bet we really like for this World Cup qualifier is UAE on the 1x2 betting market. Our prediction is trading at 1.65 and this looks great value.

The UAE to win + Both Teams to Score Yes combination bet is trading at a bigger price if you think that both teams will score in the game.

Our Pick

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North Korea vs UAE Odds

The UAE betting odds have been priced up by the bookies and they are 1.65 favourites to land victory in this Asia World Cup Qualification encounter which means a 61% chance of winning. For those wanting to oppose the market leader, you can get 6.00 about North Korea.

The Total Goals market is popular and Under 2.5 Goals has the shortest odds right now. The Both Teams to Score No bet is 1.67 and it’s ideal if you think at least one club will not score during the ninety minutes.

The football betting sites offer a Draw No Bet market for all Asia World Cup Qualification matches and you can back North Korea at 4.00 and United Arab Emirates at 1.22.

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Team Stats

Latest Asia World Cup Qualification and match stats. Full Time Result and Goals.

North Korea logo North Korea Betting Stats

UAE logo UAE Betting Stats

Full time Result

  • 3 wins, 12 defeats and 4 draws in previous 19 matches
  • 2 wins, 4 defeats and 1 draws in previous 7 home matches

Full time Results

  • 11 wins, 6 defeats and 3 draws in previous 20 matches
  • 5 wins, 4 defeats and 1 draws in previous 10 away matches

Goals

Goals

North Korea

UAE

Goals / match
0.8 1.8
Conceded / match
2.2 0.8
Total / match
3 2.6

Team News

We’re ready to bring you North Korea vs UAE team news as soon as it’s announced. This will allow you to get the big picture.

North Korea vs UAE Lineups

North Korea Confirmed Lineup 4-4-2

UAE Confirmed Lineup 4-2-3-1

North Korea Confirmed Lineup 4-4-2

1 Ju-Hyok Kang
12 Ryong Choe 5 Hwi-Nam Jong 16 Yu-Song Kim 19 Sung-Hye Kim
20 Chung-Song Paek 15 Myong-Song Ro 17 Kuk-Chol Kang II 4 Kum-Chol Ri
11 Kwang-Hun Pak 10 Il-Song Ri
17 Khalid Eisa
5 Marcus Meloni 3 Lucas Pimenta 4 Kouame Autonne 9 Harib Abdalla Suhail
15 Yahia Nader 6 Abdalla Ramadan
16 Jonatas Santos 10 Fabio Lima 21 Luanzinho
14 Caio

UAE Confirmed Lineup 4-2-3-1

North Korea Substitutes

  • 2Jin-Hyuk Kim
  • 3Kuk-Chol Jang
  • 6Tam Kye
  • 7Kuk-Jin Kim
  • 13Kuk Choe
  • 14Kwang-Myong Ri
  • 18Kil-Ryong Hong
  • 21Kwang-Jun Yu
  • 22Chung-Guk Han
  • 23Kum-Song Jong

UAE Substitutes

  • 1Ali Khaseif
  • 2Isam Faiz
  • 7Bruno
  • 8Tahnoon Al Zaabi
  • 11Caio Canedo
  • 12Khalifa Al Hammadi
  • 13Mohamed Al Attas
  • 18Mackenzie Hunt
  • 19Khaled Aldhanhani
  • 20Yahya Al Ghassani
  • 22Hamad Abdulla
  • 23Sultan Adill Alamiri

Previous North Korea Lineups

21 Mar Asia World Cup Qualification
Qatar 5-1 North Korea
19 Nov Asia World Cup Qualification
North Korea 0-1 Uzbekistan
14 Nov Asia World Cup Qualification
North Korea 2-3 Iran

Previous UAE Lineups

20 Mar Asia World Cup Qualification
Iran 2-0 UAE
19 Nov Asia World Cup Qualification
UAE 5-0 Qatar
14 Nov Asia World Cup Qualification
UAE 3-0 Kyrgyzstan

It’s great to see the confirmed lineups and see the changes compared to the previous starting 11s. We’ll highlight the formations and also list the substitutes.

FIFA FlagTables & Standings

World Cup Qualification AFC 3rd Round Group A

# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Iran 7 6 1 0 14:5 19
2 Uzbekistan 7 5 1 1 9:5 16
3 UAE 7 3 1 3 12:6 10
4 Qatar 7 3 1 3 15:18 10
5 Kyrgyzstan 7 1 0 6 6:14 3
6 North Korea 7 0 2 5 6:14 2
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Uzbekistan 4 3 1 0 3:0 10
2 Iran 3 3 0 0 7:1 9
3 Qatar 4 3 0 1 12:7 9
4 UAE 4 2 1 1 9:2 7
5 Kyrgyzstan 3 1 0 2 5:6 3
6 North Korea 3 0 1 2 4:6 1

We recommend looking at the Asia World Cup Qualification standings after each round of games so you can see where each side are placed in the table.