World Cup

World Cup Qualifying - Asia | Third Round

Mar 20, 2025 at 6.15pm UK

Khalifa International Stadium

Qatar
vs.
North Korea

Afif (17'), Al Ganehi (23'), Yu-song (34' og.), Al Rawi (56'), Alaa (66')

FT(HT: 3-0)

Kwang-hun (87')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Thursday's World Cup Qualifying - Asia clash between Qatar and North Korea, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Qatar

All competitions

World Cup Qualifying

Last Game: Kuwait 1-1 Qatar
Friday, December 27 at 2.30pm in Gulf Cup of Nations

Next Game: Kyrgyzstan vs. Qatar
Tuesday, March 25 at 12am in World Cup Qualifying - Asia

Current Third Round Group A Standings		P	GD	PTS
1	Uzbekistan	0	0	0
2	Iran	0	0	0
3	Qatar	0	0	0
4	North Korea	0	0	0
5	Kyrgyzstan	0	0	0
6	United Arab Emirates	0	0	0

North Korea

All competitions

World Cup Qualifying

Last Game: Jordan 1-1 North Korea
Friday, March 14 at 6.15pm in International Friendlies

Next Game: North Korea vs. UAE
Tuesday, March 25 at 12am in World Cup Qualifying - Asia

Current Third Round Group A Standings		P	GD	PTS
1	Uzbekistan	0	0	0
2	Iran	0	0	0
3	Qatar	0	0	0
4	North Korea	0	0	0
5	Kyrgyzstan	0	0	0
6	United Arab Emirates	0	0	0

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Qatar win with a probability of 52.56%. A draw had a probability of 24.1% and a win for North Korea had a probability of 23.36%.

The most likely scoreline for a Qatar win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.93%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.69%) and 2-0 (9.27%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.43%), while for a North Korea win it was 0-1 (6.75%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with a 6.5% likelihood.

Result
Qatar	Draw	North Korea
52.56% ( -0.4)	24.07% ( 0.25)	23.36% ( 0.15)

	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	PTS
C	Liverpool	38	25	9	4	86	41	45	84
2	Arsenal	38	20	14	4	69	34	35	74
3	Manchester City Man City	38	21	8	9	72	44	28	71
4	Chelsea	38	20	9	9	64	43	21	69
5	Newcastle United Newcastle	38	20	6	12	68	47	21	66
6	Aston Villa	38	19	9	10	58	51	7	66
7	Nottingham Forest Nott'm Forest	38	19	8	11	58	46	12	65
8	Brighton & Hove Albion Brighton	38	16	13	9	66	59	7	61
9	Bournemouth	38	15	11	12	58	46	12	56
10	Brentford	38	16	8	14	66	57	9	56
11	Fulham	38	15	9	14	54	54	0	54
12	Crystal Palace	38	13	14	11	51	51	0	53
13	Everton	38	11	15	12	42	44	-2	48
14	West Ham United West Ham	38	11	10	17	46	62	-16	43
15	Manchester United Man Utd	38	11	9	18	44	54	-10	42
16	Wolverhampton Wanderers Wolves	38	12	6	20	54	69	-15	42
17	Tottenham Hotspur Spurs	38	11	5	22	64	65	-1	38
R	Leicester City Leicester	38	6	7	25	33	80	-47	25
R	Ipswich Town Ipswich	38	4	10	24	36	82	-46	22
R	Southampton	38	2	6	30	26	86	-60	12
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Qatar	Draw	North Korea
1-0 @ 10.93% ( 0.23) 2-1 @ 9.69% ( -0.04) 2-0 @ 9.27% ( 0.05) 3-1 @ 5.48% ( -0.11) 3-0 @ 5.24% ( -0.05) 3-2 @ 2.86% ( -0.09) 4-1 @ 2.32% ( -0.08) 4-0 @ 2.22% ( -0.06) 4-2 @ 1.21% ( -0.05) Other @ 3.34% Total : 52.56%	1-1 @ 11.43% ( 0.13) 0-0 @ 6.45% ( 0.23) 2-2 @ 5.07% ( -0.07) 3-3 @ 1% ( -0.04) Other @ 0.12% Total : 24.07%	0-1 @ 6.75% ( 0.18) 1-2 @ 5.98% ( 0.01) 0-2 @ 3.53% ( 0.06) 1-3 @ 2.09% ( -0.02) 2-3 @ 1.77% ( -0.04) 0-3 @ 1.23% ( 0.01) Other @ 2.02% Total : 23.36%