Sports Mole previews Monday’s Asia Cup match between South Korea and Bahrain, including predictions, team news, expected lineups, and more.
South Korea and bahrain get each asia cup The trip is underway with a meeting scheduled for Monday afternoon at Jassim bin Hamad Stadium.
Each team will be placed in Group E of the tournament and will compete for a spot in the final round along with Malaysia and Jordan.
match preview
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South Korea ended its preparations for the Asian Cup with a narrow 1-0 victory over Iraq at New York University Stadium on Saturday.
Jurgen Klinsmannteam took the lead five minutes before halftime. Lee Jae Sungand that turned out to be the most important moment in a tense affair.
As a result, Tigers of Asia have topped each of their last six matches in all competitions since September.
Awaiting them next is the task of facing off against an opposing team that has won just one of the last six games played.
Having gotten off to winning starts in each of the last three Asian Cups, South Korea will be hoping to make an early mark in their quest for continental supremacy.
Bahrain won 3-0 against Angola’s Black Sable Antelopes at the Police Officers Stadium on Wednesday.
After a dull opening 45 minutes, they scored a goal in the second half. Dara Gerson, Agostinho Mabruru and Nurio Fortuna put Helio Souza‘s men to the sword.
It was the Pearl Divers’ third consecutive loss since their 2-0 win over Yemen in the qualifying stage of the 2026 World Cup Qualifiers.
What is even more worrying for Bahrain is that they have been unable to find the back of the net during that time and will need to be active at the top end of the pitch if they are to avoid early exit from the Asian Cup.
Korean form (all sports):
Bahrain form (all competitions):
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team news
son heung min and Kim Min Jae In the last game against Iraq, they came on as substitutes in the second half, but both players are expected to play from the off-season here.
Despite being sent off in the aforementioned match, the midfielder Lee Gang In He is qualified to serve the country in this matter.
Ibrahim Lutfallah He has established himself as the Bahrain national team’s starting goalkeeper and is expected to maintain his position primarily between the sticks.
30 years old Abdullah Yusuf Helal He is preparing to win his 97th cap on Monday as he approaches 100 years of international appearances.
Korea’s expected starting lineup:
Kim; Park, Seol, Kim, John. Jung, Lee, Hong, and Hwang.Oh son
Bahrain’s projected starting lineup:
Lutfala. Al-Khayyam, Benadi, Bughammal, Adel. Madan, Al-Aswad, Al-Shaikh.Helal, Al-Humaidan, Al-Hashsash
We say: South Korea 3-0 Bahrain
There is a big difference in class between the two teams, and Korea is the big favorite to get the most points here. We really hope they cruise to all three points in what should be a pretty much one-sided affair.
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