Nepal will host Jordan in the 9th round of the qualification stage of the 2022 World Cup. Will the hosts be able to resist?
Nepal
Nepal is acting too unstable, which is why it has found itself in a very difficult situation, from which it is unlikely to be able to get out. The team started with a big defeat against Kuwait (0-7), then improved and got the first three points, beating Taiwan (2-0). After this success, a negative streak began, which counted three consecutive defeats: 0-5 against Australia, 0-3 against Jordan and 0-1 against Kuwait. And only in the extreme round Nepal managed to top up the scoring by defeating Taiwan 2-0. Nepal is now in fourth place with six points and four points behind second.
Jordan
The upcoming match is very important for Jordan, because if it wins, it will be able to rise to second place, beating Kuwait by three points. In the five matches played, Jordan lost only once, drew once more and won three times. The only defeat was in the confrontation with the Australian national team (0-1), the world was with Kuwait (0-0), and Taiwan (2-1 and 5-0) and Nepal (3-0) managed to beat. At the moment Jordan is in third place with ten points.
Statistics and figures:
- Nepal has two wins with four losses;
- Jordan lost in one match out of five;
- Jordan beat Nepal in the previous head-to-head match (3-0).
Forecast
Jordan confidently beat Nepal in an extreme full-time match and I do not think that the result of the upcoming match will be significantly different. Jordan is many times stronger and has no room for error, as it is still involved in the battle to reach the third qualifying stage of the 2022 World Cup.
