Saudi Arabia vs Palestine Prediction and Betting Tips

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Saudi Arabia vs Palestine Prediction and Betting Tips

Seeking to make it four wins on the bounce, Saudi Arabia take on Palestine in a friendly at the Saoud bin Abdulrahman Stadium on Tuesday.

This will be the Lions of Canaan’s final warm-up fixture before taking center stage in the AFC Asian Cup and they will look to pick up a morale-boosting result.

Saudi Arabia kicked off the new year as they would have hoped as they picked up a 1-0 friendly victory over Lebanon last Thursday.

Roberto Mancini’s men have now won three consecutive matches across all competitions, a run that has seen them surge to the top of Group G of the World Cup qualifiers.

Saudi Arabia will now look to build on last week’s victory and gather some momentum ahead of their quest for a record-equalling fourth Asian Cup title.

Palestine, on the other hand, failed to find their feet on Sunday as they fell to a 1-0 defeat against Uzbekistan in a friendly at the Hamad bin Khalifa Stadium.

With that result, Makram Daboub’s side have now failed to taste victory in seven consecutive matches across all competitions, dating back to a 2-1 win over Bahrain back in March 2023.

Palestine, who are currently 99th in the latest FIFA World Rankings, have been drawn in Group C of the Asian Cup, alongside Hong Kong, United Arab Emirates and three-time champions Iran.

Saudi Arabia vs Palestine Head-To-Head and Key Numbers

  • Saudi Arabia have been utterly dominant in the history of this fixture, claiming five wins and four draws in the last nine meetings between the two teams.
  • Daboub’s men have failed to win their last seven matches across all competitions, losing five and picking up two draws since last March’s 2-1 victory over Bahrain.
  • Saudi Arabia have won their last three matches, including successive victories over Pakistan and Jordan in Group G of the World Cup qualifiers.
  • The Lions of Canaan have lost all but one of their last six away matches in all competitions, with a goalless draw against Lebanon on November 16 being the exception.

Saudi Arabia vs Palestine Prediction

Saudi Arabia will be licking their lips as they take on a floundering Palestine side who have failed to taste victory since last March. Given the gulf in quality between the two sides, we predict a one-sided affair at the Saoud bin Abdulrahman Stadium, with Mancini’s men picking up the win and extending their dominance in this fixture.

Prediction: Saudi Arabia 2-0 Palestine

Saudi Arabia vs Palestine Betting Tips

Tip 1: Result - Saudi Arabia to win

Tip 2: Over 2.5 goals - No (There have been fewer than three goals scored in five of the last seven meetings between the sides)

Tip 3: Over 4.5 cards - No (There have also been fewer than five bookings in their last seven clashes)