Uzbekistan vs Syria Prediction & Betting Tips

Two different runs of form

Uzbekistan's last 20 matches show 9 wins, 5 draws and 6 losses, and that sample includes some notable results. They beat Iran 3-1 at home in their most recent outing, and earlier in the year they were involved in the World Cup itself, beating Portugal 5-0 and Congo DR 3-1, though they did also lose 1-3 at home to Colombia in that same period. It's a spread of big wins and the odd rough night.

Uzbekistan: 20 completed matches; Syria: 15 completed matches.

Uzbekistan

20 matches

Win

45% 9 / 20

Draw

25% 5 / 20

Loss

30% 6 / 20

Scored

29

Conceded

28

Difference

+1

Syria

15 matches

Win

26.7% 4 / 15

Draw

33.3% 5 / 15

Loss

40% 6 / 15

Scored

18

Conceded

24

Difference

-6

Syria's record over their last 15 games reads 4 wins, 5 draws and 6 losses, a tougher overall return. Their most recent match was a 1-1 draw away to Jordan, and before that they went through an Arab Cup campaign with mixed outcomes, drawing with Qatar and Palestine but losing to Tunisia and Morocco. There's been more draws and losses than wins in that stretch.

Uzbekistan's recent sample includes more high-level tests and a better win ratio, but neither side has been consistently dominant.

Comparative Team Statistics: Uzbekistan vs Syria

Recent history favours the hosts

The six recorded meetings between these two lean towards Uzbekistan, particularly when they've had home advantage. They won 1-0 in 2020, 2-0 in 2019 and drew 1-1 in 2018, all in Uzbekistan, and the two sides played out a goalless draw in the 2024 Asian Cup. Syria's one win in this set came in 2017, and that was played in Syria rather than Uzbekistan.

So across the meetings we have on record, Uzbekistan haven't lost to Syria since that 2017 game, and most of those matches have come with Uzbekistan hosting.

History points towards Uzbekistan holding an edge at home, though it's a small sample built up over several years.

Different build-ups heading in

This is a friendly, so there's no qualification context shaping team selection or urgency. That said, the two sides have had quite different recent experiences. Uzbekistan's schedule has included the World Cup itself over the summer, putting them up against strong opposition like Portugal and Colombia. Syria's recent games have mostly come through the Arab Cup and regional friendlies against nations like Qatar, Tunisia and Jordan.

That contrast in the calibre of recent opposition might show up in sharpness or confidence, but friendlies can also bring rotation and experimentation, so it's hard to say for certain how either side will approach this one.