On Friday afternoon, Qatar and Lebanon go head-to-head in Group A of the Asian Cup, with both teams seeking winning starts to their campaigns.
The home team's general form has been positive lately, as they have won three of their previous four games in all competitions while scoring at least two goals in each of the three victories. A 2-1 home defeat by Jordan last time out ended a three-game winning run.
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Their attacking prowess has contributed to several high-scoring games of late, as their last five games have all produced over 2.5 goals.
Qatar has a superb record in the Asian Cup, as they are current holders of the competition, following their triumph in the 2019 competition.
They have won their last seven games in the competition, with a strong defence as the foundation of the winning run, as they have kept six clean sheets in their previous seven games.
The away team’s recent form has not been great, as they have won just once in their previous six international games. However, a 1-0 friendly defeat against Saudi Arabia last time out ended a three-game unbeaten run for Miodrag Radulovic’s team.
The visitor's recent record of just two wins in their previous nine international matches is an underwhelming one, too.
Their last game followed a familiar trend for Lebanon’s recent games, as it was a low-scoring encounter, as three of their last four matches have produced under 2.5 goals.
Lebanon will be featuring in only their second Asian Cup, as they made an unsuccessful debut in the competition at the 2019 edition. They lost their opening two games against Friday’s opponents and Saudi Arabia before recording a historic 4-1 win over Korea DPR.
Forebet predicts that Qatar will make a winning start to their Asian Cup title defence by recording a victory in a low-scoring encounter.