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Bahrain and Bangladesh meet at the Bukit Jalil National Stadium in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on Wednesday for a clash in Group E of the 2023 Asia Cup qualifiers.
The Reds have played in each of the last five editions of the tournament and will be looking to make it six appearances in a row.
Hélio Sousa's side built some momentum ahead of their qualifying campaign with a pair of friendly wins over Myanmar (2-0) and Thailand (2-1).
Bangladesh's only prior appearance at the Asia Cup was way back in 1980, and as much as they'd be eager to end the drought, their recent form does not hold them in good stead.
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The Bengal Tigers have failed to win any of their three games in 2022 so far, while also drawing a blank in each of them.
A 2-0 defeat to Maldives in their first game of the year was followed by a pair of goalless draws against Mongolia and Indonesia.
Bahrain vs Bangladesh Head-To-Head
Bahrain and Bangladesh have only ever met once before - in the 1979 Presidents Cup, with the Middle East side winning 2-0.
Bahrain Form Guide (all competitions): W-W-L-W-W
Bangladesh Form Guide (all competitions): D-D-L-L-W
Bahrain vs Bangladesh Team News
Bahrain
Al Ahmar have called up 24 players for this month's triple header against Bangladesh, Malaysia and Turkmenistan.
Al-Riffa striker Hashim Sayed Isa boasts an excellent record of six goals from 13 caps, and could lead the line for them once again on Wednesday.
Injured: None
Suspended: None
Unavailable: None
Bangladesh
The Bengal Tigers have named a 23-man squad for their games against Bahrain, Turkmenistan and Malaysia.
There were three uncapped players in the squad originally, with Sazzad Hossain making his international debut against Indonesia.
Goalkeeper Mohammed Nayeem and defender Isa Faysal will also hope to receive their first international caps somewhere down the line.
Injured: None
Suspended: None
Unavailable: None
Bahrain vs Bangladesh Predicted XI
Bahrain (4-4-2): Sayed Mohammed Jaffer; Abbas Ayyad, Ahmed Bughammar, Waleed Al Hayam, Ahmed Abdulla Ali; Ebrahim Al-Khatal, Mohamed Marhoon, Ali Haram, Kamil Al Aswad; Abdulla Yusuf Helal, Hashim Sayed Isa.
Bangladesh (4-2-3-1): Anisur Rahman Zico; Bishwanath Ghosh, Yeasin Arafat, Tutul Hossain Badsha, Rimon Hossain; Jamal Bhuyan, Atiqur Rahman Fahad; Foysal Ahmed Fahim, Mahbubur Rahman Sufil, Mohammad Ibrahim; Sazzad Hossain.
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Bahrain vs Bangladesh Prediction
Bangladesh are just all over the place right now and Bahrain can sieze the opportunity to kick-start their qualifying campaign with a win.
Prediction: Bahrain 1-0 Bangladesh
