Bahrain and Malaysia will come up against each other on matchday 2 of 3 of the 2023 AFC Asian Cup. Both teams will fight for the win, having started their campaign with defeats.
Date: 20/01/2024
Time: 15:30
Stadium: Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium
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Prediction: Bahrain vs Malaysia will end in a 2-2 draw.
Bahrain won two and lost three of their last five matches. Malaysia won two and lost two of their last five matches. Both teams are inconsistent, and most times, when two inconsistent teams come up against each other, they tend to share the spoils.
We predict Bahrain vs Malaysia will end with both teams to score. Three of Malaysia’s last three matches ended with BTTS. Malaysia kept only one clean sheet in their last five games. Bahrain kept two clean sheets in their last five matches, although only one game ended in BTTS.
Bahrain got off to a losing start in the AFC Asian Cup after they succumbed to a 3-1 defeat to South Korea. They lost three and won two of their last five matches, but they have a chance to bounce back to winning ways against Malaysia.
Malaysia also succumbed to a losing start in the 2023 AFC Asian Cup when they lost 4-0 to Jordan. They won two and lost two of their last five matches, which suggests they are as inconsistent as Bahrain, but they have a chance to return to winning ways in their next game.
Predicted Starting Lineups
Bahrain: Laila, Al-Ajalin, Al-Arab, Musallam, Haddad, Rashdan, Rawabdeh, Olwan, Naimat
Malaysia: Hazmi, Davies, Hanapi, Eldsal, Cools, Corbin-Ong, Abdul Halim, Fazail, Wilkin, Lok, Morales