World Cup Qualifiers, Tuesday, 10.09.2024 at 14:00
No World Cup without Saudi Arabia! To ensure that this streak, which began in 2018, continues in 2026, the team from the desert is once again fighting to qualify for the upcoming major tournament.
On Tuesday, as is almost always the case in their qualifying campaign, they will start as favorites and travel to Dalian in China. In my current China Saudi Arabia betting tip, I’ll tell you why I’m ruling out a home win and why I’m also betting on more than 1.5 goals
They’ve actually already conceded a defeat! The Saudis have always had everything under control in their Asian qualifying group for the upcoming World Cup, reaching tournament after tournament and taking part in six of the last eight World Cup finals.
The team also has everything under control in 2024, but there was still this one defeat. In June, they surprisingly lost 2-1 to Jordan, and the subsequent 1-1 draw against Indonesia was not exactly in the script either
In any case, almost all the results were very close, so even the victories were not as commanding as we know them from the Saudis. Only in the 3-0 win against Pakistan did the fans not have to worry about the three points.
The other results: 1:0 and 1:1 against Tajikistan. In the Asian Cup, which took place at the beginning of the year, the players were also not entirely satisfied. However, they were knocked out in the round of 16
The defeat against South Korea came after a penalty shoot-out, which also shows how close things will be in 2024. Seven of the nine matches ultimately had a maximum difference of one goal.
Clear victories are therefore very rare, which is another reason why I wouldn’t necessarily recommend betting on a win with a 0:1 handicap. However, if you’re still interested in this bet, it’s worth noting that you can get odds of 2.25 in the Oddset app.
While we’re on the subject of close results, it’s also worth taking a look at the head-to-head comparison. The two teams have met 14 times so far, and ten of the last twelve have featured the aforementioned maximum one-goal difference.
1:1, 3:2, 0:1, 0:0, 2:1? No, we haven’t really been blown away by the last few encounters! Recently, they even drew twice on Chinese soil, which would be no reason for the Saudis to celebrate on Tuesday
I must also note at this point: There have only been two head-to-head duels in the last almost ten years, so you shouldn’t overestimate the historical comparison by any means.
How do the Chinese deal with the situation of having to accept the clear role of underdog? The odds are clear, averaging 7.00 to 1.50.
World Cup appearances and China are not exactly the best combination. The only time they took part was in 2002, but were eliminated in the group stage. Hopes of booking tickets for 2026 are slim to none.
A few days ago, the team traveled to Japan and hoped not to lose too badly there. It remained a dream, as the result was a historic 0:7 debacle! The reviews were correspondingly scathing, and China was showered with scorn and derision
Before that, the results didn’t actually look too bad. 2:2 and 4:1 against Singapore, 1:1 against Thailand and 0:1 against South Korea, there was nothing to suggest that they would suddenly concede seven goals.
Playing to nil doesn’t really seem possible for the Chinese. It only worked twice at the Asian Cup in January, but that didn’t really help. The reason: apart from a 0:1 against Qatar, they only drew 0:0 against Tajikistan and Lebanon
A few days ago, all fans of the Chinese national team will not have believed their eyes when their team went down 7-0 to Japan. Defensive weaknesses were well known, but SO many?
In Saudi Arabia, they will probably have taken note of them with joy, because in view of the very close qualifying results (the same applies to the direct comparison), you can’t always be sure of victory.
That’s why I’m already selecting double chance X2 as a bet. Since the Chinese have been so badly beaten and the quality of the favorite is much higher, I opt for the following combination:
Saudi Arabia to score over 1.5 goals
