Saudi Arabia vs China PR Prediction, Preview, Predicted Lineups and Team News | World Cup Qualifiers

Saudi Arabia vs China PR Preview

• Competition: World Cup Qualifiers
• Date: Thursday, 20 March
• Kick-Off Time: 06:15 PM GMT
• Venue: Al-Awwal Park

The Saudi Arabia vs China PR match will take place on Thursday, 20 March at the Al-Awwal Park. The fourth-placed team will host the sixth-placed team in the upcoming World Cup Qualifier match.

Saudi Arabia will be aiming to get three points at home as they will host China PR on matchday seven in the FIFA World Cup Qualifiers. In six matches, they have won only one game, drawn three and lost two games till now, with six points on the table they are sitting at the fourth spot. This group have teams like Japan, Australia, Indonesia and Bahrain. The upcoming matches are going to be difficult for sure and they will have to play their best game to get positive results as they have dropped points in their previous games. Herve Renard and his coaching staff will have to make plans for their team to get results consistently to keep sure they are not under pressure. Even though a lot of players are not available for this upcoming fixtures yet they are favourites for this game.

China PR will be very disappointed with their performance in the last six games in the Qualifiers as they have lost four games, and now are at the bottom of the table. Even though they have the same number of points as Indonesia, Saudi Arabia and Bahrain due to their poor goal difference they sit at the bottom. Defence has been a big concern for the them and surely they will have to make sure to improve it for the upcoming games. China will miss their captain for this fixture and Branko Ivankovic will have to make sure to keep his players motivated so that they can get points from this away fixture. This will be a mouthwatering clash for sure.

Saudi Arabia National Football Team News

Saudi Arabia will miss many key players, including Mohammed Al-Owais, Ali Al-Bulaihi, Yasi Al Shahrani and Sultan Al-Ghannam. Saudi Arabia's head coach has brought in some new faces in the camp and surely will test them in these important matches.

China PR National Football Team News

Wu Lei is the only player who is not part of this camp for China PR. The squad is fit and there are no injury concerns for them. All players are available for selection.

Predicted Lineups

Saudi Arabia Predicted Lineup (4-2-3-1):

Goalkeeper: Al-Kassar

Defenders: Abdul Hamid, Al-Tambakti, Lajami, Boushal

Midfielders: Kanno, Al-Sahafi

Forwards: Al-Juwayr, N Al-Dawsari, Salem Al-Dawsari, Al-Buraikan

China PR Predicted Lineup (4-3-3):

Goalkeeper: D Wang

Defenders: Z Yang, S Jiang, Zhunyi, Hetao

Midfielders: Xu, S Wang, Xie

Forwards: Serginho, Yuning, Liangming

Saudi Arabia vs China PR Head-to-Head Record

Both teams have faced each other 21 times, out of which Saudi Arabia won eight games, six games ended in draws and China PR won seven games. In the last five fixtures, Saudi Arabia won two games, two ended in draws and China PR won one game.

Key Players to Watch in Saudi Arabia vs China PR

Salem Al Dawsari (Saudi Arabia National Football Team)

Al-Dawsari has been a key part of Saudi Arabia for a long time and now as the captain, he is the one who leads the team from the front. He is one of the best players that Saudi Arabia has ever produced. Al-Dawsari is one of the best wingers in Asia and is a key player for his club Al-Hilal as well. With his pace and trickery, he is able to beat players and technically he is one of the best. He always performs on big occasions and is a big match player for his team.

Herve Renard regards him very highly. Even he does face some criticism as he is not able to replicate the same level of performance for the national team as he does for the club. He will be a big threat to the away team in the upcoming fixture for sure. In 24 matches in the Saudi Pro League this season, he has scored seven goals and provided 11 assists.

Serginho (China PR National Football Team)

He has been playing in the Chinese top division for the last five seasons and now he has officially become a Chinese citizen and now for the first time, he has been selected for the national team camp. Most probably he will make his debut on the international stage against Saudi Arabia.

Even though originally he is from Brazil but he never represented Brazil at an international stage. His performance for his club Beijing Guoan has been phenomenal which led to his national team call-up. Branko Ivankovic has a lot of expectations from him in this upcoming fixture and surely with quality, he can make a difference on the field. He graduated from Santos academy and with his versatility, he can play at various attacking positions.

Saudi Arabia vs China Prediction

Even though the home team will miss several key players for this fixture yet they are favourites to win this fixture. This will be a closely contested fixture for sure and surely the fans will enjoy this match. Most probably the home team will win this match.

Predicted Score: Saudi Arabia 2-1 China

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