Qatar vs Kyrgyzstan Prediction and Betting Tips | October 10th 2024

Qatar will face Kyrgyzstan at the Ahmad bin Ali Stadium on Thursday in another game of their third-round 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers. The home side have endured a slow start to their qualifying campaign and now sit fifth in the group standings with one point as they continue to search for their first win.

They were held to a 2-2 draw by 10-man North Korea in their last match, heading into the break a man up and a goal ahead before their opponents levelled the scores with a stunning free-kick early after the restart.

Kyrgyzstan, meanwhile, suffered a 1-0 defeat to Iran in their group opener last month. They were then beaten 3-2 by a clinical Uzbekistan side in their second game and had looked set to be headed toward a point following first-half strikes from Joel Kojo and Odilzhon Abdurakhmanov before their opponents scored a third goal in the second half to clinch all three points.

The visitors now sit rock-bottom in Group A with zero points and will be desperate for a positive result this week.

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Qatar vs Kyrgyzstan Head-to-Head and Key Numbers

• Thursday's game will mark just the third meeting between Qatar and Kyrgyzstan. The home side are undefeated in their previous two matchups, picking up a win and a draw.
• The two teams last faced off in a friendly clash back in December 2018 which the Maroons won 1-0 via a second-half strike from Ali Afif.
• The visitors are without a clean sheet in their last five competitive games.
• Qatar have the worst defensive record in Group A so far with a goal concession tally of five.

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Qatar vs Kyrgyzstan Prediction

The Maroons are on a run of back-to-back winless outings after winning 10 of their previous 11 games. They have, however, lost just one of their last 10 games on home soil and will head into the midweek clash as sure-fire favorites.

Kyrgyzstan are on a run of consecutive defeats and have won just two of their last 10 games across all competitions. They are winless in their last three games on foreign grounds and could see that run extend this Thursday.

Prediction: Qatar 2-1 Kyrgyzstan

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Qatar vs Kyrgyzstan Betting Tips

Tip 1 - Result: Qatar to win

Tip 2 - Goals - Over/under 2.5 - Over 2.5 goals (Seven of the hosts' last eight matches have produced more than 2.5 goals)

Tip 3 - Both teams to score: YES (Both sides have found the back of the net in four of the visitors' last five competitive outings)