On Tuesday, Thailand and Bahrain will face off in an international friendly at the BG Stadium.
The match is part of both teams' warm-up schedules ahead of their respective AFC Asian Cup qualification campaigns. On May 24, the two sides were supposed to play in a friendly, however it was canceled at the last minute.
On Friday, Thailand played Turkmenistan in a friendly match, winning 1-0 thanks to Adisak Kraisorn's 88th-minute winner. Bahrain also played a friendly on Friday, defeating Myanmar 2-0 at the same site as they defeated Myanmar on Tuesday.
Following this match, both teams will have a week off before beginning their AFC Asian Cup campaigns on Wednesday against Maldives and Bangladesh, respectively.
Bahrain vs. Thailand Head-to-Head
The two teams have competed against each other ten times. Half of the matches have ended in draws, indicating that the match has been evenly contested.
Bahrain has a slim 3-2 advantage in wins, but hasn't beaten Changsuek since 2008. The two teams last met in the AFC Asian Cup group stage in 2019, with Thailand emerging victorious with a 1-0 victory.
Team News for Thailand vs. Bahrain
Thailand
Thanawat Suengchitthawon, who played for the U-23 team in the last SEA games, has been left out of the roster for the friendlies. Because Chanathip Songkrasin is out with an injury, he is part of the squad for this game.
On Sunday, Phithiwatt Sukchitthamkun joined the squad, bringing the total number of players available to Alexandre Polking to 21.
Chanathip Songkrasin has been injured.
There isn't a single doubt in my mind.
No one has been suspended.
Thanawat Suengchitthawon is currently unavailable.
Bahrain
The Pearl Divers are currently training with 24 players, and no injuries have been reported.
There were no injuries.
There isn't a single doubt in my mind.
There are no suspensions.
None are currently unavailable.
Predicted XIs for Thailand vs Bahrain
Thailand Formation (4-2-3-1): Tanaboon Keserat, Chaowat Weerachart; Pathompol Charoenattanapirom, Worachit Kanitsribampen, Picha Autra; Adisak Kraisom; Kawin Thamsatchanan (GK); Suphanan Bureerat, Weerathep Pomphan, Chalermsak Aukkee, Tristan Do; Tanaboon Keserat, Chaowat Weerachart; Pathompol Charoen.
Bahrain Formation (4-4-2): Ahmed Bughammar, Abbas Ayyad, Abdul Al Shaikh, Waleed Al Hayam; Haram Ali, Mohamed Abdulwahab, Ibrahim Al Khatal, Abdulwahab Al Malood; Abdullah Al Hashash, Mahdi Abduljabbar; Sayed Shubbar Alawi (GK); Ahmed Bughammar, Abbas Ayyad, Abdul Al Shaikh, Waleed Al Hayam; Haram Ali, Mohamed Abdulwahab, Ibrahim Al Kha.
Prediction for Thailand versus Bahrain
Both teams have quality squads and will be looking to win their AFC qualifiers. Thailand has an evident home advantage, as the players are better accustomed to playing in hot and humid conditions.
Bahrain played well in their friendly against Myanmar and aren't easy to beat, thus this match could conclude in a high-scoring draw.
Thailand 2-2 Bahrain is the prediction.
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