Bahrain vs China PR Preview: Team News & Prediction

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Bahrain currently sit two points clear of China PR in Group C and will no doubt see this as a huge opportunity to get the better of them  for the first time in their footballing history.

Kick-off date/time: Thursday November 14th 2024: UK – 2:00pm / US ET – 10:00am / US PT – 7:00am

How to watch on TV: UK – Not televised / US – Not televised

How to watch online: UK – Bet365 & FIFA+ / US – FIFA+

Bahrain Preview: surprise Package of Group C still well in the hunt

Bahrain have lost just one of their four group matches played so far, which is a testament as to how well they've played so far, particularly from a defensive perspective. Their only defeats came against runaway leaders Japan, with draws against Indonesia and Saudi Arabia complemented by victory away to Australia.

China PR Preview: Victory takes them above opponents

Although China PR currently prop up Group C on just three points, they are at least coming off the back of victory vs Indonesia, whilst each of their three defeats so far came against the top three in Japan, Australia and Saudi Arabia. This is another significantly more winnable game from their perspective.

Bahrain Team News: Ani Emmanuel and Hashim both contenders to come into the starting XI.

PREDICTED XI (4-4-2): Lutfalla; Ani Emmanuel, Benaddi, Al Hayam, El Khalassy; Madan, Haram, Saeed, Marhoon; Hashim, Al Humaidan

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China PR Team News: Visitors expected to match up to Bahrain formation-wise

PREDICTED XI (4-4-2): Wang; Gao, Browning, Jiang, Li; Xie, Wang, Li, Wei; Abduweli, Zhang

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Key Stats

• The last four international matches between Bahrain and China PR have finished level.
• Bahrain have lost only one of their last eight World Cup qualifying matches (W3 D4).
• Bahrain have kept 12 clean sheets in their last 17 World Cup qualifying matches.
• China PR are unbeaten in their previous seven international matches against Bahrain (W3 D4).

Bahrain vs China PR Prediction

There is normally little to separate these two nations from a footballing perspective as previous recent results would suggest. More pressure is on China PR to come out and take the game to Bahrain from an offensive perspective with three points being important for them at this point in time. But Bahrain have already shown how tough they can be to break down when on-form and backing under 2.5 goals scored here warrants serious consideration.

Bahrain vs China PR Tip: Under 2.5 goals