Bahrain vs Malaysia Prediction & Betting Tips - Asian Cup

Prediction published on 18/01/2024, 09:30  by Kennedy Kechula | Modified on 20/01/2024 at 01:30 in Football Predictions

Bahrain and Malaysia will seek to both get their AFC Asia Cup campaigns back on track when they battle next in Group E. The two teams lost their opening fixtures leaving Bahrain in third and Malaysia bottom of the group. Bahrain lost 3-1 on matchday one to South Korea. Juan Antonio Pizzi’s men will seek an immediate response here as another defeat will see them eliminated with a game to spare. The Pearl Divers have a strong record against Malaysia and this will have them confident of winning this latest meeting between the two. Bahrain, who are currently on a three-game losing run, haven’t lost in the last eight meetings with Malaysia. The Reds, who finished fourth in the 2004 edition, qualified out of their group in 2019.

Malaysia are back on the continental stage after a 17-year hiatus. They last played in the Asia Cup in 2007 which was their third appearance. Harimau Malaya lost all group matches then and continued an unwanted record of never progressing past the group stage. Pan-Gon Kim’s men are in danger of experiencing the same fate if they suffer another defeat here. Malaysia were thumped 4-0 by Jordan on matchday one to see the euphoria of their return to the big stage rudely punctured. They had arrived for the tournament looking in great shape and had lost only once in 11 outings.