Head to head

Saudi Arabia vs United Arab Emirates

If they played today

Saudi Arabia at home
48% / 25% / 27%
Saudi Arabia win / draw / United Arab Emirates win
Saudi Arabia–United Arab Emirates
  • 1–1 11.9%
  • 1–0 10.7%
  • 2–1 9.4%
  • 2–0 8.4%
  • 0–1 7.5%
Neutral venue
40% / 26% / 34%
Saudi Arabia win / draw / United Arab Emirates win
Saudi Arabia–United Arab Emirates
  • 1–1 12.4%
  • 1–0 10.0%
  • 0–1 9.0%
  • 2–1 8.6%
  • 1–2 7.8%
United Arab Emirates at home
32% / 26% / 42%
Saudi Arabia win / draw / United Arab Emirates win
Saudi Arabia–United Arab Emirates
  • 1–1 12.4%
  • 0–1 10.1%
  • 1–2 8.8%
  • 1–0 8.7%
  • 2–1 7.5%

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

 Saudi ArabiaUnited Arab Emirates
Current Elo17051666
Elo rank62nd74th
Peak Elo1830 (2008)1783 (2015)
Matches played744612
All-time record351W 172D 221L246W 152D 214L
Goals for1139867
Goals against782760
Biggest win10–0 vs Timor-Leste · 2015-11-17 · FIFA World Cup qualification12–0 vs Brunei · 2001-04-14 · FIFA World Cup qualification
Biggest loss0–8 vs Germany · 2002-06-01 · FIFA World Cup0–8 vs Brazil · 2005-11-12 · Friendly
World Cups won00
Expected World Cups0.04<0.01
AFC Asian Cups won30
Expected AFC Asian Cups0.900.53

When they've met

Meetings
37
Saudi Arabia 21W 8D 8L
Goals
54–26
Saudi Arabia first
First meeting
4–0
Saudi Arabia won · 1972-03-19 · Gulf Cup
Most recent
1–2
United Arab Emirates won · 2019-03-21 · Friendly
Saudi Arabia's biggest win
6–1
2000-09-28 · Friendly
United Arab Emirates' biggest win
2–0
2001-09-07 · Friendly
Most common result
1–0
Saudi Arabia first · 6 times, last 2010-12-02
Current run
Unbeaten in 3
United Arab Emirates · since 2017-08-29
37 meetings
DateScoreVenueCompetition
2019-03-211–2United Arab Emirates homeFriendly
2017-12-250–0NeutralGulf Cup
2017-08-291–2United Arab Emirates homeFIFA World Cup qualification
2016-10-113–0Saudi Arabia homeFIFA World Cup qualification
2016-03-291–1United Arab Emirates homeFIFA World Cup qualification
2015-10-082–1Saudi Arabia homeFIFA World Cup qualification
2014-11-233–2Saudi Arabia homeGulf Cup
2010-12-021–0NeutralGulf Cup
2009-04-013–2Saudi Arabia homeFIFA World Cup qualification
2009-01-113–0NeutralGulf Cup
2008-09-102–1United Arab Emirates homeFIFA World Cup qualification
2007-06-242–0NeutralFriendly
2007-01-270–1United Arab Emirates homeGulf Cup
2006-08-271–0Saudi Arabia homeFriendly
2003-12-262–0NeutralGulf Cup
2002-01-241–0Saudi Arabia homeGulf Cup
2001-09-070–2Saudi Arabia homeFriendly
2001-08-081–0NeutralFriendly
2000-09-286–1Saudi Arabia homeFriendly
1998-11-081–0NeutralGulf Cup
1996-12-210–0United Arab Emirates homeAFC Asian Cup
1996-10-272–2NeutralGulf Cup
1994-11-061–1United Arab Emirates homeGulf Cup
1992-12-010–1NeutralGulf Cup
1992-11-062–0NeutralAFC Asian Cup
1989-10-210–0NeutralFIFA World Cup qualification
1988-03-132–2Saudi Arabia homeGulf Cup
1986-04-020–2NeutralGulf Cup
1985-04-190–1United Arab Emirates homeFIFA World Cup qualification
1985-04-120–0Saudi Arabia homeFIFA World Cup qualification
1984-10-221–0Saudi Arabia homeAFC Asian Cup qualification
1984-03-232–0NeutralGulf Cup
1982-03-210–1United Arab Emirates homeGulf Cup
1979-03-242–1NeutralGulf Cup
1976-03-292–0NeutralGulf Cup
1974-03-232–0NeutralGulf Cup
1972-03-194–0Saudi Arabia homeGulf Cup