Bahrain vs Japan Prediction & Betting Tips - Asian Cup

What is the prediction for the football match between Bahrain and Japan?

Probabilities according to our algorithm* of possible 1X2 football predictions and best odds for the match on 31/01/2024 between Bahrain and Japan in Asian Cup :

• The Sportytrader ⭐ algorithm estimates a probability of 27.38% for a win of Bahrain against Japan with odds of 15 at Bet365.
• The probability according to Sportytrader ⭐ for a draw between Bahrain vs Japan is 8.76% with odds of 6.6 at Vbet.
• Our prediction model gives a 63.86% chance ⭐ for a win of Japan vs Bahrain with odds of 1.22 at NetBet.

Bahrain - Japan Prediction and Best Odds:

Japan are currently 17th in the FIFA world rankings. That makes them the top ranked Asian team and 69 places above their opponents Bahrain. The Japanese team have had great success in previous Asian Cups with four titles being won but none in the last 13 years. They came close at the last Asian Cup held in 2019 but were beaten by Qatar 3-1 in the final. Since those championships,Japan have reached the last 16 in last year's World Cup. To qualify for this last 16 match against Bahrain, Japan finished second behind Iraq in Group D. Their campaign began with a 4-2 win over Vietnam despite trailing 2-1 in the first half. It didn't go so well in their next match as they were beaten 2-1 by Iraq. Qualification was assured though with a 3-1 win over Indonesia. The loss to Iraq was a shock as Japan have won all the other of their past 13 internationals and that includes beating Peru and Germany.

Bahrain are bidding to get to the Asian Cup quarter finals for the first time in their history. This is only the second time that they have managed to make it out of the group stages, the other time being in 2019. Unlike Japan, Bahrain (who have never played in the World Cup finals) did win their group. That didn't look likely to be so when they lost their opening game 3-1 to South Korea. It was a struggle in their second group game too and they needed a 95th minute goal to get a 1-0 win over Malaysia. It was a much more smoother victory in their final group game as they beat Jordan 1-0. WIth South Korea drawing their other two group games, Bahrain finished a point clear of them to win the group. Bahrain had lost three successive internationals before their two recent group wins.