Qatar vs. Uzbekistan - Prediction, Team News, Lineups

Preview

Qatar and Uzbekistan will face off in a friendly match on Thursday, October 12 at the Jassim bin Hamad Stadium. Both teams are coming off of wins in their previous matches, so they will be looking to continue their good form in this match.

Qatar defeated Nicaragua 2-1 in a friendly match on Saturday, October 7. Uzbekistan defeated Tajikistan 2-0 in a friendly match on Friday, October 6.

This will be the first meeting between Qatar and Uzbekistan. Both teams are ranked in the top 100 in the FIFA World Rankings, so this match should be a close one.

Team News

Qatar will be without the services of injured forward Almoez Ali. Uzbekistan will be without the services of injured midfielder Odil Ahmedov.

Lineups

Here are the expected lineups for both teams:

Qatar:

• GK: Saad Al Sheeb
• RB: Pedro Miguel
• CB: Boualem Khoukhi
• CB: Tarek Salman
• LB: Abdelkarim Hassan
• DM: Karim Boudiaf
• CM: Hassan Al-Haydos
• CM: Akram Afif
• RW: Ahmed Alaaeldin
• ST: Almoez Ali
• LW: Abdulaziz Hatem

Uzbekistan:

• GK: Ignatiy Nesterov
• RB: Islom Tukhtakhodjaev
• CB: Davronbek Haydarov
• CB: Rustam Ashurmatov
• LB: Otabek Shukurov
• DM: Azizbek Turgunbaev
• CM: Odil Ahmedov
• CM: Jaloliddin Masharipov
• RW: Eldor Shomurodov
• ST: Marat Bikmaev
• LW: Sardor Rashidov

Prediction

This match is expected to be a close one. Both teams are in good form and will be looking to win. However, Qatar has the home-field advantage, so they may be the slight favorites.

Prediction: Qatar 2-1 Uzbekistan