World Cup Qualifying - Asia | Gameweek 9

Jun 5, 2025 at 5pm UK

Bahrain
0 - 2
Saudi Arabia

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Thursday's World Cup Qualifying - Asia clash between Bahrain and Saudi Arabia, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Bahrain

All competitions

World Cup Qualifying

Last Game: Indonesia 1-0 Bahrain
Tuesday, March 25 at 1.45pm in World Cup Qualifying - Asia

Current Third Round Group C Standings		P	GD	PTS
1	Japan	0	0	0
2	Australia	0	0	0
3	Saudi Arabia	0	0	0
4	China	0	0	0
5	Bahrain	0	0	0
6	Indonesia	0	0	0

Saudi Arabia

All competitions

World Cup Qualifying

Last Game: Saudi Arabia 2-0 Jordan
Friday, May 30 at 4.40pm in International Friendlies

Current Third Round Group C Standings		P	GD	PTS
1	Japan	0	0	0
2	Australia	0	0	0
3	Saudi Arabia	0	0	0
4	China	0	0	0
5	Bahrain	0	0	0
6	Indonesia	0	0	0

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats, suggests the most likely outcome of this match is a Saudi Arabia win with a probability of 44.24%. A win for Bahrain has a probability of 29.59% and a draw has a probability of 26.2%.

The most likely scoreline for a Saudi Arabia win is 0-1 with a probability of 11.02%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome are 1-2 (8.97%) and 0-2 (7.95%). The likeliest Bahrain win is 1-0 (8.63%), while for a drawn scoreline it is 1-1 (12.44%).

Result
Bahrain	Draw	Saudi Arabia
29.59% ( 0.42)	26.17% ( 0.2)	44.24% ( -0.63)

Both teams to score 51.67% (

-0.39)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

47.44% (

-0.62)

52.56% (

0.61)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

25.78% (

-0.53)

74.22% (

0.53)

Bahrain Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

67.68% (

-0.01)

32.32% (

0.01)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

31.17% (

-0.01)

68.83% (

0.01)

Saudi Arabia Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

76.35% (

-0.57)

23.65% (

0.57)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

42.26% (

-0.82)

57.74% (

0.82)

Score Analysis

Bahrain 29.59%

Saudi Arabia 44.24%

Draw 26.17%

Bahrain	Draw	Saudi Arabia
1-0 @ 8.63% ( 0.21) 2-1 @ 7.03% ( 0.05) 2-0 @ 4.87% ( 0.11) 3-1 @ 2.65% ( 0.02) 3-2 @ 1.91% ( -0.02) 3-0 @ 1.84% ( 0.04) Other @ 2.66% Total : 29.59%	1-1 @ 12.44% ( 0.09) 0-0 @ 7.64% ( 0.19) 2-2 @ 5.07% ( -0.05) 3-3 @ 0.92% ( -0.02) Other @ 0.1% Total : 26.17%	0-1 @ 11.02% ( 0.09) 1-2 @ 8.97% ( -0.08) 0-2 @ 7.95% ( -0.07) 1-3 @ 4.31% ( -0.11) 0-3 @ 3.82% ( -0.1) 2-3 @ 2.44% ( -0.06) 1-4 @ 1.56% ( -0.07) 0-4 @ 1.38% ( -0.06) Other @ 2.8% Total : 44.24%