Head to head

Bahrain vs United Arab Emirates

If they played today

Bahrain at home
35% / 26% / 39%
Bahrain win / draw / United Arab Emirates win
Bahrain–United Arab Emirates
  • 1–1 12.5%
  • 0–1 9.9%
  • 1–0 9.3%
  • 1–2 8.4%
  • 2–1 7.9%
Neutral venue
28% / 25% / 47%
Bahrain win / draw / United Arab Emirates win
Bahrain–United Arab Emirates
  • 1–1 12.0%
  • 0–1 10.6%
  • 1–2 9.3%
  • 0–2 8.2%
  • 1–0 7.7%
United Arab Emirates at home
21% / 24% / 55%
Bahrain win / draw / United Arab Emirates win
Bahrain–United Arab Emirates
  • 0–1 11.2%
  • 1–1 11.2%
  • 0–2 9.8%
  • 1–2 9.8%
  • 0–0 6.4%

Probabilities come from each team's current Elo rating, so they answer “if they met today” rather than predicting a scheduled fixture. See the methodology for how the model works and where it is weakest.

Elo since debut

Side by side

 BahrainUnited Arab Emirates
Current Elo15411666
Elo rank97th74th
Peak Elo1725 (2009)1783 (2015)
Matches played584612
All-time record207W 154D 223L246W 152D 214L
Goals for725867
Goals against756760
Biggest win10–0 vs Indonesia · 2012-02-29 · FIFA World Cup qualification12–0 vs Brunei · 2001-04-14 · FIFA World Cup qualification
Biggest loss1–10 vs Iraq · 1966-04-05 · Arab Cup0–8 vs Brazil · 2005-11-12 · Friendly
World Cups won00
Expected World Cups0.00<0.01
AFC Asian Cups won00
Expected AFC Asian Cups0.170.53

When they've met

Meetings
32
Bahrain 12W 6D 14L
Goals
44–55
Bahrain first
First meeting
2–0
Bahrain won · 1972-03-25 · Gulf Cup
Most recent
0–1
United Arab Emirates won · 2025-09-08 · Friendly
Bahrain's biggest win
3–0
1979-03-27 · Gulf Cup
United Arab Emirates' biggest win
6–2
2012-10-16 · Friendly
Most common result
3–2
Bahrain first · 5 times, last 2008-08-29
Current run
Unbeaten in 3
United Arab Emirates · since 2023-11-21
32 meetings
DateScoreVenueCompetition
2025-09-080–1United Arab Emirates homeFriendly
2024-06-111–1United Arab Emirates homeFIFA World Cup qualification
2023-11-210–2Bahrain homeFIFA World Cup qualification
2023-01-072–1NeutralGulf Cup
2020-11-163–1United Arab Emirates homeFriendly
2019-01-051–1United Arab Emirates homeAFC Asian Cup
2016-11-090–2United Arab Emirates homeFriendly
2015-01-151–2NeutralAFC Asian Cup
2013-01-081–2Bahrain homeGulf Cup
2012-10-162–6United Arab Emirates homeFriendly
2010-11-291–3NeutralGulf Cup
2008-08-293–2United Arab Emirates homeFriendly
2007-06-272–2NeutralFriendly
2004-05-313–2United Arab Emirates homeFriendly
2004-01-073–1NeutralGulf Cup
2002-01-272–1NeutralGulf Cup
1998-10-300–1Bahrain homeGulf Cup
1997-04-220–3United Arab Emirates homeFIFA World Cup qualification
1997-04-111–2Bahrain homeFIFA World Cup qualification
1996-10-181–1NeutralGulf Cup
1994-11-120–0United Arab Emirates homeGulf Cup
1992-12-040–2NeutralGulf Cup
1990-03-051–0NeutralGulf Cup
1988-03-030–2NeutralGulf Cup
1986-04-051–3Bahrain homeGulf Cup
1985-04-053–2Bahrain homeFriendly
1984-03-181–1NeutralGulf Cup
1982-03-273–2United Arab Emirates homeGulf Cup
1979-03-273–0NeutralGulf Cup
1976-03-273–2NeutralGulf Cup
1974-03-180–4NeutralGulf Cup
1972-03-252–0NeutralGulf Cup