Tajikistan vs Palestine Preview

Tajikistan host Palestine at the Respublikanskiy Stadion this Wednesday afternoon.  Kick-off is scheduled for 14:00 GMT+1 and coming into this tie bookmakers cannot decide which team has the better chance of coming out on top.

Tajikistan come into this tie off the back of a 1:1 draw against Palestine in September.  Prior to that, they tied 0:0 with Syria and won twice over Bangladesh in Asian Cup Qualifiers.

Palestine come into this game after multiple Asian World Cup qualifying games where they drew games against, UAE, Timor-Leste, Saudi Arabia, two wins over Timor-Leste and Malaysia and one defeat at the hands of UAE.

Bookmakers have made this a “pick-em” type market meaning both teams have identical odds and cannot be separated.

prices both teams up at 2.50 to win the game while the draw is currently trading at odds of 3.20.

This game is very difficult to predict based on previous results and statistics.  Both teams have very mixed results over a long period of time.

Tajikistan have slightly better overall form and have scored more goals however it can be argued that Palestine have faced tougher opposition (Japan, Jordan, Iraq).

Tajikistan will be looking for a win before heading into another International Friendly in early November against Turkmenistan.

Palestine have been playing plenty of World Cup qualifiers recently and this friendly match will be a welcome change from the high-pressure games they have been contesting recently.