Bahrain will play an international friendly against the Philippines on Monday at Al Muharraq Stadium in Arad.
The Reds defeated Kyrgyzstan 2-0 on Thursday and will be aiming for their second win in two games this month.
Abdullah Yusuf Helal opened the scoring in stoppage time in the first half, and midfielder Mohamed Abdulwahab doubled their advantage in the second half with his first international goal.
The Philippines also won a friendly match last month, defeating Afghanistan 2-1. Omid Popalzai put Khorasan Lions ahead, but Jens Rasmussen and Christian Rontini scored in the final quarter and the Street Dogs turned the game around.
Michael Weiss’ team will aim for their first consecutive championship in 2023. A total of 25 players have been called up for the Bahrain friendly, including veteran goalkeeper and skipper Neil Etheridge.
Malaysia-based veteran forward Patrick Reichert has scored 14 goals for the Philippines and is just two goals shy of tying for second place on the all-time scoring list.
Bahrain vs Philippines head-to-head match and important numbers
- The two teams have met six times so far, with Bahrain winning three and losing only once.
- However, the last match between Bahrain and the Philippines ended in a stalemate in September 2018 with a 1-1 draw.
- The Philippines last defeated Bahrain in June 2015, winning 2-1 in the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.
- Both the Philippines and Bahrain remain undefeated in their last two international matches.
- Bahrain is ranked 86th in the world, 46th above the Philippines.
- The Philippines have not kept a clean sheet in their last three international matches and have only kept one clean sheet in their seven international matches this year.
Bahrain vs Philippines predictions
Bahrain are ranked 46th above the Philippines and have home advantage in this matchup. The Reds have performed well compared to their opponents this year and could come away with a hard-fought victory here.
prediction: Bahrain 2-1 Philippines
Bahrain vs Philippines betting tips
Tip 1 – Result: Bahrain wins
Tip 2 – Aim for more than/less than 2.5: More than 2.5
Tip 3 – Both teams score: Yes
