Bahrain vs China: World Cup Qualification Match Prediction
On November 14, the 5th round of the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification will take place between the national teams of Bahrain and China. Will the hosts be able to confirm their status as favorites in this meeting? You will find the answer and trending bets in the forecast.

Command Analysis

Bahrain

Current form
Bahrain has shown impressive results in recent years. The "devils" have not yet achieved success at the world championships, but at the continental level they have made significant progress.
In the third millennium, the national team often played in the Asian Cup, and in 2019 and 2023 even reached the playoffs. Now the "Reds" are determined to finally get to the World Cup. The hosts overcame the third stage of the selection, where in the four opening rounds they suffered a defeat only from Japan with a score of 0:5. In draws with Indonesia and Saudi Arabia, they scored two points each, and beat Australia with a score of 1:0.
Disqualifications and injuries
There are no injured players on the team.
Interesting trends for betting
- Bahrain have failed to win five matches in a row at home
- In two of the three previous matches, the hosts of the upcoming match were unable to even score
Approximate lineup: Lutfala - Al Shamsan, Bennadi, Al Khayyam, Al Halasi - Maroun, Dhia, Madam, Haran - Hassan, Al Aswad.

China

Current form
China has participated in the World Cup once in its entire football history. It happened in 2002, and then the Chinese team failed to get out of the group. The team is not a terror of Asian football and loses in most matches. This happened in four of the last five matches. They had to play with the upcoming opponent four times before, and what is noteworthy is that the Chinese footballers did not lose a single match (three draws and a win). So it is too early to write the team off.
Disqualifications and injuries
All football players are in action
Interesting trends for betting
- China have lost four of their last five matches.
- China has scored in the last three matches
Estimated lineup: Zhang - Li, Zhang, Browning, Gao - Xin, Wang, Li - Wei - Zhang, Abduweli.
Trends
Bet Exact score 2:1
China has suffered two of its last four defeats by this score
7.00Bet China to score in the second half
In two of the last three games the bet came in
1.80Bet Bahrain to score in the second half
In three of the last five matches the bet was successful
1.60Tip and bets
These two teams are very close in the world rankings, but Bahrain looks the better side at the moment. The home team is only two points ahead of their opponents, but it is worth considering that China has not won away from home in six matches in a row. A win for Bahrain would give them second place in the group and a significant boost to their chances of reaching the playoffs, so the hosts will be playing exclusively for victory and, as we believe, they will achieve it.
Our prediction is Bahrain victory with odds of 1.67
Bet on total
In two of the last three head-to-head matches, both teams managed to score. Considering that the opponents make a lot of mistakes in their penalty area, we are inclined to believe that both teams will be able to score again in the upcoming match.
Our prediction is both teams to score with odds of 1.98
Bet on corners
Based on all of the above, it is clear that in this match, with a high degree of probability, it will be Bahrain that will control the situation on the football field and make more corner kicks.
Our prediction is Bahren will take more corners with odds of 1.55