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- Competition: World Cup 2026 Qualification
- Date: 20th March, 2025
- Kickoff: 18:15 UK / 19:15 CET
- Venue: Al-Awwal Park
Second place in the AFC World Cup qualifiers, which automatically guarantees a ticket to next year’s tournament, is at stake and Saudi Arabia will be looking to end their four-game winless streak in Group C against China at Al-Awwal Park on Tuesday.
The hosts have not won any of their last four games in AFC World Cup qualifying and have failed to score in all four. China have surprisingly fared better in recent qualifiers, winning two out of a possible three.
Saudi Arabia - China Betting Tips: Saudi Arabia to Win
Saudi Arabia have made a less than convincing start to qualifying for the 2026 World Cup, winning just once in their six games so far. The only victory came in the first round match up against China, where Saudi Arabia had to play almost the entire match with ten players after a sending off, which was also a hard-fought game. China have only won once away from home so far in this qualifying round, against Bahrain in the fifth round, albeit with 11 players against 10.
Saudi Arabia vs China PR Head to Head (H2H) stats
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China PR
1 : 2
Saudi Arabia
WC Qualification Asia
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China PR
1 : 1
Saudi Arabia
WC Qualification Asia
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Saudi Arabia
3 : 2
China PR
WC Qualification Asia
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Saudi Arabia
0 : 1
China PR
AFC Asian Cup
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China PR
0 : 0
Saudi Arabia
Asian Cup Qualification
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Saudi Arabia
2 : 1
China PR
Asian Cup Qualification
Saudi Arabia team news
Saudi Arabia have no major injuries and no suspensions going into this game.
Last matches of Saudi Arabia
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Oman
2 : 1
Saudi Arabia
Gulf Cup of Nations
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Iraq
1 : 3
Saudi Arabia
Gulf Cup of Nations
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Yemen
2 : 3
Saudi Arabia
Gulf Cup of Nations
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Saudi Arabia
2 : 3
Bahrain
Gulf Cup of Nations
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Saudi Arabia
3 : 1
Trinidad and Tobago
Friendly International
Saudi Arabia lineup
Goalkeeper
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21
Mohammed Al-Owais
Defenders
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2
Sultan Al-Ghannam
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17
Hassan Al Tambakti
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5
Ali Albulayhi
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26
Nawaf Boushal
Midfielders
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8
Abdulelah Al-Malki
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6
Nasser Al-Dawsari
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23
Mohamed Kanno
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10
Salem Al-Dawsari
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7
Musab Al Juwayr
Forwards
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20
Abdullah Radif
China PR team news
China are also injury free and should field their strongest lineup.
Last matches of China PR
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China PR
1 : 3
Japan
WC Qualification Asia
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Bahrain
0 : 1
China PR
WC Qualification Asia
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China PR
2 : 1
Indonesia
WC Qualification Asia
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Australia
3 : 1
China PR
WC Qualification Asia
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China PR
1 : 2
Saudi Arabia
WC Qualification Asia
China PR lineup
Goalkeeper
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14
Dalei Wang
Defenders
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23
Zexiang Yang
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16
Shenglong Jiang
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5
Chenjie Zhu
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13
Hetao Hu
Midfielders
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6
Shangyuan Wang
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7
Haoyang Xu
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20
Wenneng Xie
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19
Yongjing Cao
Forwards
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10
Shihao Wei
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11
Liangming Lin
Three reasons we expect Saudi Arabia to Win
- Saudi Arabia defeated China 2-1 in their first head-to-head encounter in the World Cup 2026 Qualification, despite playing with ten men for 70 minutes after a sending off
- Saudi Arabia are undefeated in their last 3 matches against China (2W 1D)
- China have lost 2 of their first 3 away matches in the World Cup 2026 Qualification, conceding a total of 10 goals
Main prediction Saudi Arabia - China PR
Saudi Arabia to win
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Saudi Arabia & China PR current standing in WC Qualification Asia
Group C | P | W | D | L |
G - A
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GD | Pts | |
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1 | Japan | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 22 - 2 | +20 | 16 |
2 | Australia | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 - 5 | +1 | 7 |
3 | Indonesia | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 - 9 | -3 | 6 |
4 | Saudi Arabia | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 - 6 | -3 | 6 |
5 | Bahrain | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 - 10 | -5 | 6 |
6 | China PR | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 - 16 | -10 | 6 |
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