Head to head

Saudi Arabia vs Yemen

If they played today

Saudi Arabia at home

75% / 16% / 9%

Saudi Arabia win / draw / Yemen win

Saudi Arabia–Yemen

2–0 14.1%
1–0 12.2%
3–0 10.8%
2–1 8.9%
1–1 7.8%

Neutral venue

68% / 19% / 13%

Saudi Arabia win / draw / Yemen win

Saudi Arabia–Yemen

2–0 12.5%
1–0 11.9%
2–1 9.6%
1–1 9.2%
3–0 8.8%

Yemen at home

61% / 22% / 17%

Saudi Arabia win / draw / Yemen win

Saudi Arabia–Yemen

1–0 11.5%
2–0 11.0%
1–1 10.4%
2–1 9.9%
3–0 6.9%

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 Arabia	Yemen
Current Elo	1705	1306
Elo rank	62nd	168th
Peak Elo	1830 (2008)	1473 (1966)
Matches played	744	266
All-time record	351W 172D 221L	53W 54D 159L
Goals for	1139	259
Goals against	782	577
Biggest win	10–0 vs Timor-Leste · 2015-11-17 · FIFA World Cup qualification	11–2 vs Bhutan · 2000-02-18 · AFC Asian Cup qualification
Biggest loss	0–8 vs Germany · 2002-06-01 · FIFA World Cup	1–15 vs Algeria · 1973-08-17 · Palestine Cup
World Cups won	0	0
Expected World Cups	0.04	0.00
AFC Asian Cups won	3	0
Expected AFC Asian Cups	0.90	<0.01

When they've met

Meetings

Saudi Arabia 19W 2D 0L

Goals

57–7

Saudi Arabia first

First meeting

1–0

Saudi Arabia won · 1989-03-20 · FIFA World Cup qualification

Most recent

3–2

Saudi Arabia won · 2024-12-25 · Gulf Cup

Saudi Arabia's biggest win

7–0

2003-10-06 · AFC Asian Cup qualification

Yemen's biggest win

—

Never beaten Saudi Arabia

Most common result

1–0

Saudi Arabia first · 6 times, last 2018-11-16

Current run

Unbeaten in 21

Saudi Arabia · since 1989-03-20

21 meetings

Date	Score	Venue	Competition
2024-12-25	3–2	Neutral	Gulf Cup
2023-01-06	2–0	Neutral	Gulf Cup
2021-06-05	3–0	Saudi Arabia home	FIFA World Cup qualification
2019-09-10	2–2	Neutral	FIFA World Cup qualification
2018-11-16	1–0	Saudi Arabia home	Friendly
2014-11-19	1–0	Saudi Arabia home	Gulf Cup
2013-01-09	2–0	Neutral	Gulf Cup
2012-12-12	1–0	Neutral	WAFF Championship
2010-11-22	4–0	Yemen home	Gulf Cup
2009-01-08	6–0	Neutral	Gulf Cup
2006-10-11	5–0	Saudi Arabia home	AFC Asian Cup qualification
2006-02-22	4–0	Yemen home	AFC Asian Cup qualification
2004-12-14	2–0	Neutral	Gulf Cup
2004-01-08	2–0	Neutral	Gulf Cup
2003-10-13	3–1	Saudi Arabia home	AFC Asian Cup qualification
2003-10-06	7–0	Saudi Arabia home	AFC Asian Cup qualification
2002-12-26	2–2	Neutral	Arab Cup
1996-02-04	1–0	Saudi Arabia home	AFC Asian Cup qualification
1996-01-28	4–0	Saudi Arabia home	AFC Asian Cup qualification
1989-04-05	1–0	Saudi Arabia home	FIFA World Cup qualification
1989-03-20	1–0	Neutral	FIFA World Cup qualification