Key Players
INDIA
Sunil Chhetri – To score goals up front India will be dependent on ever reliable capatain . Scoring in Asian Cup wouldn’t be something new to Sunil, as the striker has already scored four times in the championship.
Pronoy Halder  – Halder is often regarded as India’s best Defensive Midfielder. With India facing a very strong opposition a lot will depend on him to win balls in the midfield and break attacks.
UAE
Ali Mabkhout – He is probably one of best strikers in west Asia and has amazing goal returns for both club and country( 0.75 per game for club and 0.68 for country). Mabkhout had a bad game against Bahrain but will look for redemption against India.
Ismail Al Hammadi – He has been a key member of the UAE side for over 10 years and has scored against India in 2011. He is a traditional winger and is known for his crosses inside the box.
Head To Head
India and UAE have played each other 13 times over the history and UAE have won 8 of those games. India have only 2 wins against UAE, the sides have played three draws including their last one in 2011.
Summary
India are underdogs in this tie against the host. The Blue Tigers will have a tough time preventing UAE from scoring and will get very few opportunities to score unlike their previous game. Given India’s current form under Constantine we can hope to get a good result from this encounter.
Match Details
Date:Â 10 January 2019 ( Thursday)
Venue:Â Â ZSCÂ Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Time:Â 9:30PM IST
Telecast:Â Star Sports 2, Star Sports 1 Hindi, Star Sports 3
Online Stream:Â Hotstar and JioTV
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