Preview: Qatar vs Uzbekistan

Qatar face off with Uzbekistan at the Al Bayt Stadium in Al Khor on Saturday in the quarter-finals of the 2023 AFC Asian Cup.

Qatar national football team and Uzbekistan national football team meet again 5 years after the friendly match which Uzbekistan won 2-0. Qatar national football team are having a solid run at the moment winning their matches against Palestine, China PR, Tajikistan and Lebanon so they’ll try to extend their winning streak with a victory over Uzbekistan national football team.

Uzbekistan national football team are approaching the match in a good mood as well after claiming a 2-1 win in Playoffs against Thailand extending their unbeaten streak to 11 matches.

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Qatar are on a winning streak – they have won Palestine, China PR, Tajikistan and Lebanon in their previous 4 matches while Uzbekistan have won Thailand in their previous match. Overall, Qatar have won 10 of their last 19 matches, losing 7 and drawing 2, while Uzbekistan have won 12 of their last 20 matches, losing 3 and drawing 5.

Qatar have won 5 times (2-1 against Palestine on 30th of January, 1-0 against China PR on 22nd of January, 0-1 against Tajikistan on 17th of January, 3-0 against Lebanon on 13th of January and 3-0 against Cambodia on 31st of December) and lost once (1-2 against Jordan on 5th of January) in their most recent 6 matches.

Uzbekistan have won 4 times (2-1 against Thailand on 30th of January, 0-3 against India on 18th of January, 0-1 against Palestine on 7th of January and 1-4 against Kyrgyzstan on 25th of December) and drew twice (1-1 against Australia on 23rd of January and 0-0 against Syria on 14th of January) in their most recent 6 matches.

Head-to-head

Qatar and Uzbekistan have met 4 times since October 2014. Qatar have won once while Uzbekistan have won 3 times. The most recent match between them took place on October 16, 2018 in a friendly where Uzbekistan won 2-0. Qatar have scored 3 goals in these 4 head-to-head matches in total while Uzbekistan have scored 4.

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