International Friendly · Wednesday 16 September 1998 · Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
LibyaUnited Arab Emirates 5–1 Libya (16 Sep 1998): Result & Goals
Pre-match prediction
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United Arab Emirates winDrawLibya win
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Match facts
- This is meeting number 2 between United Arab Emirates and Libya.
- Head-to-head before this game: United Arab Emirates 0 wins, Libya 0, 1 draws.
- Previous meeting: Libya 2–2 United Arab Emirates on 11 August 1973 (Palestine Cup).
- United Arab Emirates won 1 of their last 5 matches before this game, scoring 3 goals.
- Libya won 1 of their last 5 matches before this game, scoring 5 goals.
- Elo ratings before kick-off: United Arab Emirates 1581, Libya 1470 — United Arab Emirates were favourites.
United Arab Emirates: last 5 matches
- 1–6 vs Czech Republic17 Dec 1997 · FIFA Confederations Cup
- 1–0 vs South Africa15 Dec 1997 · FIFA Confederations Cup
- 0–2 vs Uruguay13 Dec 1997 · FIFA Confederations Cup
- 1–3 vs South Korea9 Nov 1997 · World Cup Qualification
- 0–0 vs Uzbekistan2 Nov 1997 · World Cup Qualification
Libya: last 5 matches
- 2–2 vs Bahrain13 Sep 1998 · International Friendly
- 0–3 vs Algeria14 Aug 1998 · AFCON Qualification
- 0–2 vs Algeria31 Jul 1998 · AFCON Qualification
- 1–1 vs Jordan25 Sep 1997 · International Friendly
- 2–1 vs Bahrain20 Sep 1997 · International Friendly
Previous meetings
Full head-to-head →- Libya2–2United Arab Emirates11 Aug 1973 · Palestine Cup