History of Saudi Arabia and Jordan Confrontations Before Today's Arab Cup Match
The Saudi Arabian national football team enters the match against Jordan armed with a historical advantage in their head-to-head encounters, while the "Nashama" rely on their superiority whenever the two teams have met on Qatari soil.
The matchup between the two national teams will be renewed on Monday evening in the semifinals of the 2025 Arab Cup, with statistics indicating an overall advantage for Saudi Arabia, contrasted by a clear advantage for Jordan in Doha.
The website "Al-Montakhab Al-Saudi" explains that the two teams have met 15 times over 68 years, with the Green Falcons winning seven matches, Jordan winning six, and two matches ending in draws.
The Saudi national team scored 19 goals against Jordan, while the Jordanian team scored 13 goals. Friendly matches made up the majority of the encounters, totaling eight games.
The competitions that brought them together varied, including the Arab Cup, the Arab Games, World Cup qualifiers, and the Asian Cup, with their first official encounter taking place in Lebanon in 1957.
In the early years, Jordan dominated the matches in 1957 and 1976, before the Green Team secured their first victories in 1981 and later established their dominance in the 1985 Arab Cup with a clean 4-0 win.
The two teams exchanged victories in various encounters later on, most notably Jordan's win in the 2011 Asian Cup, followed by a repeat of the same scenario in the 2021 Arab Cup held in Qatar.
The last encounters concluded with two World Cup qualifying matches, where the Green Falcons won the first leg in Amman 2-0, while Jordan responded in the second leg in Riyadh with a 2-1 victory, leaving the outcome wide open.
The matchup between the two national teams will be renewed on Monday evening in the semifinals of the 2025 Arab Cup, with statistics indicating an overall advantage for Saudi Arabia, contrasted by a clear advantage for Jordan in Doha.
The website "Al-Montakhab Al-Saudi" explains that the two teams have met 15 times over 68 years, with the Green Falcons winning seven matches, Jordan winning six, and two matches ending in draws.
The Saudi national team scored 19 goals against Jordan, while the Jordanian team scored 13 goals. Friendly matches made up the majority of the encounters, totaling eight games.
The competitions that brought them together varied, including the Arab Cup, the Arab Games, World Cup qualifiers, and the Asian Cup, with their first official encounter taking place in Lebanon in 1957.
In the early years, Jordan dominated the matches in 1957 and 1976, before the Green Team secured their first victories in 1981 and later established their dominance in the 1985 Arab Cup with a clean 4-0 win.
The two teams exchanged victories in various encounters later on, most notably Jordan's win in the 2011 Asian Cup, followed by a repeat of the same scenario in the 2021 Arab Cup held in Qatar.
The last encounters concluded with two World Cup qualifying matches, where the Green Falcons won the first leg in Amman 2-0, while Jordan responded in the second leg in Riyadh with a 2-1 victory, leaving the outcome wide open.