Head to head

Syria vs United Arab Emirates

If they played today

Syria at home
39% / 26% / 34%
Syria win / draw / United Arab Emirates win
Syria–United Arab Emirates
  • 1–1 12.5%
  • 1–0 9.9%
  • 0–1 9.1%
  • 2–1 8.5%
  • 1–2 7.8%
Neutral venue
32% / 26% / 42%
Syria win / draw / United Arab Emirates win
Syria–United Arab Emirates
  • 1–1 12.3%
  • 0–1 10.2%
  • 1–2 8.8%
  • 1–0 8.6%
  • 2–1 7.5%
United Arab Emirates at home
25% / 25% / 50%
Syria win / draw / United Arab Emirates win
Syria–United Arab Emirates
  • 1–1 11.7%
  • 0–1 10.9%
  • 1–2 9.6%
  • 0–2 8.9%
  • 1–0 7.2%

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

 SyriaUnited Arab Emirates
Current Elo15991666
Elo rank83rd74th
Peak Elo1719 (2017)1783 (2015)
Matches played484612
All-time record173W 120D 191L246W 152D 214L
Goals for692867
Goals against638760
Biggest win12–0 vs Philippines · 2001-04-30 · FIFA World Cup qualification12–0 vs Brunei · 2001-04-14 · FIFA World Cup qualification
Biggest loss0–8 vs Greece · 1949-11-25 · Friendly0–8 vs Brazil · 2005-11-12 · Friendly
World Cups won00
Expected World Cups0.00<0.01
AFC Asian Cups won00
Expected AFC Asian Cups0.190.53

When they've met

Meetings
23
Syria 3W 6D 14L
Goals
17–38
Syria first
First meeting
1–2
United Arab Emirates won · 1984-11-25 · Friendly
Most recent
1–3
United Arab Emirates won · 2025-09-04 · Friendly
Syria's biggest win
3–1
2008-06-22 · FIFA World Cup qualification
United Arab Emirates' biggest win
4–0
1985-04-07 · Friendly
Most common result
1–2
Syria first · 4 times, last 2021-11-30
Current run
Unbeaten in 5
United Arab Emirates · since 2019-03-26
23 meetings
DateScoreVenueCompetition
2025-09-041–3United Arab Emirates homeFriendly
2022-01-270–2United Arab Emirates homeFIFA World Cup qualification
2021-11-301–2NeutralArab Cup
2021-09-071–1NeutralFIFA World Cup qualification
2019-03-260–0United Arab Emirates homeFriendly
2016-06-051–0NeutralKing's Cup
2011-01-020–2United Arab Emirates homeFriendly
2008-06-223–1United Arab Emirates homeFIFA World Cup qualification
2008-03-261–1Syria homeFIFA World Cup qualification
2006-05-021–2United Arab Emirates homeFriendly
2005-11-160–3Syria homeFriendly
2003-11-141–3United Arab Emirates homeAFC Asian Cup qualification
2003-11-071–3Syria homeAFC Asian Cup qualification
1998-10-190–1United Arab Emirates homeUnited Arab Emirates Friendship Tournament
1996-11-280–1United Arab Emirates homeFriendly
1996-11-261–1United Arab Emirates homeFriendly
1992-05-200–0United Arab Emirates homeFriendly
1992-05-170–2United Arab Emirates homeFriendly
1987-03-231–2United Arab Emirates homeFriendly
1987-03-191–1United Arab Emirates homeFriendly
1985-04-070–4NeutralFriendly
1985-04-022–1NeutralFriendly
1984-11-251–2United Arab Emirates homeFriendly