The Matchday 9 fixture of the third stage of the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying tournament between Bahrain and Saudi Arabia will take place on June 5 at the Bahrain National Stadium in Riffa. Bahrain vs. Saudi Arabia: prediction and betting odds, statistics.
Ilgiz Tantashev (Uzbekistan)
Matches – 6 (International matches, 2024/25);
Yellow cards shown (including second yellows) – 25;
Average yellow cards per match – 4.2;
Red cards shown – 2;
Average fouls per match – 20;
Penalties – 50%.
With just two games remaining in this stage of the 2026 World Cup qualifiers, Bahrain find themselves four points adrift of Saudi Arabia and already out of the running for a top-two finish. Saudi Arabia, on the other hand, showed signs of progress in March after the departure of Roberto Mancini, adopting a more pragmatic style that earned them a goalless draw away to Japan.
Bahrain have taken only one point from their last four qualifying outings, losing three of them without scoring. In Group C, they have managed just five goals—the second-lowest tally in the group, ahead of only Saudi Arabia, who have scored four. However, Saudi Arabia have shown far more resilience at the back, conceding seven fewer goals. Bahrain are still without a home win in four attempts during this qualification campaign.
The return of Hervé Renard to the Saudi Arabia dugout seems to have brought greater stability to the team. After a turbulent period under Roberto Mancini, the squad began to build more coherent connections on the pitch. In March, they claimed a 1:0 win over China and followed it up with a draw in Japan. Seven of their eight qualifiers have featured total under 2.5 goals. Saudi Arabia remain in contention for a top-two finish, particularly with Australia at risk of dropping points in the next round.
When the sides met earlier in the group stage under Roberto Mancini, Saudi Arabia were held to a goalless draw at home by Bahrain, with Salem Al-Dawsari missing a penalty. In Riffa, both teams are expected to take a cautious approach once again, prioritising defensive structure over attacking risk.
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Dragan Talajić
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coach | ||
| Player | Matches | Goals | |
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Line-up
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Ebrahim Khalil Ebrahim Abdullah Lutfallah
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gk. | 13 | -11 |
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Waleed Mohamed Abdulla Ali Al Hayam
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df. | 11 | 0 |
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Amine Mohamad Hassan Benaddi
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df. | 10 | 0 |
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Abdulla Sultan Ahmed Mohamed Ahmed Al Khalasi
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df. | 7 | 0 |
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Hamad Mahmood Ismaeel Ali Mohamed Al Shamsan
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df. | 6 | 0 |
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Mohamed Jasim Mohamed Ali Abdulla Marhoon
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mf. | 14 | 3 |
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Komail Hasan Abdulla Ahmed Hasan Al Aswad
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mf. | 13 | 1 |
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Sayed Dhiya Saeed Ebrahim Alawi Shubbar
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mf. | 7 | 0 |
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Mahdi Faisal Ibrahim Al Humaidan
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fw. | 13 | 1 |
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Mahdi Abduljabbar Mahdi Darwish Hasan
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fw. | 11 | 3 |
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Ahmed Abdulrahman Ahmed Abdulla Al Sherooqi
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fw. | 5 | 0 |
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Substitutes
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Sayed Mohamed Jaafar Sabt Abbas
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gk. | 1 | 0 |
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Abdulkarim Fardan Abdulkarim Abdulla
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gk. | 0 | 0 |
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Sayed Mahdi Baqer Jaafar Mahdi Naser
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df. | 7 | 2 |
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Vincent Ani Emmanuel
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df. | 7 | 0 |
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Hazza Ali Hazza Ateeq Mubarak
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df. | 6 | 0 |
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Ahmed Mubarak Ahmed Mubarak Bughammar
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df. | 1 | 0 |
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Hussain Ali Abdulhusain Habib Mohamed Al Eker
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df. | 1 | 0 |
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Ali Abdullah Hassan Haram
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mf. | 10 | 0 |
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Ebrahim Mubarak Ebrahim Mubarak Isa Al Khatal
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mf. | 10 | 1 |
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Jassim Ahmed Jassim Abdullah Al Shaikh
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mf. | 5 | 0 |
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Ismaeel Abdullatif Ismaeel Hassan
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fw. | 4 | 1 |
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Husain Abdulkarim Mubarak Abdulaziz
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fw. | 0 | 0 |
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Hervé Jean-Marie Roger Renard
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coach | ||
| Player | Matches | Goals | |
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Line-up
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Nawaf bin Dhahi bin Faisal Al Shuweiti Al Aqidi
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gk. | 2 | 0 |
Hassan bin Mohammed bin Osama Al Tambakti
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df. | 10 | 0 |
Hassan bin Kadish bin Yahya Mahbub
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df. | 9 | 2 |
Nawaf bin Meshari bin Mohammed Bu Washl
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df. | 2 | 0 |
Ali bin Hassan bin Mohammed Majrashi
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df. | 1 | 0 |
Musab bin Fahad bin Zaid Al Juwayr
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mf. | 10 | 2 |
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Salem Al-Dawsari
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mf. | 10 | 2 |
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Mohamed Kanno
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mf. | 7 | 0 |
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Aiman bin Yahya bin Yahya Salem Ahmed
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mf. | 4 | 0 |
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Ziyad bin Mubarak bin Eid Al Marwani Al Johani
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mf. | 1 | 0 |
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Feras bin Tariq bin Nasser Al Brikan
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fw. | 11 | 3 |
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Substitutes
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Ahmed bin Ali bin Hussein Al Kassar
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gk. | 5 | -3 |
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Abdulrahman bin Salem bin Fadhel Al Sanbi
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gk. | 0 | 0 |
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Ali bin Mohammed bin Ali Lajami
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df. | 10 | 1 |
Saud bin Abdullah bin Salem Abdulhamid
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df. | 10 | 0 |
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Abdulelah bin Ali bin Awadh Al Amri
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df. | 0 | 0 |
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Faisal bin Abdulrahman bin Saeed Al Marq Al Ghamdi
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mf. | 9 | 0 |
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Nasser bin Essa bin Shafi Al Shardan Al Dawsari
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mf. | 8 | 0 |
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Abdullah bin Abdulrahman bin Abdullah Al Hamddan
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fw. | 6 | 0 |
Marwan bin Saeed bin Masoud Al Sahafi
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fw. | 6 | 0 |
Abdullah Ibrahim Ahmed Al Salem
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fw. | 1 | 0 |
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Abdulrahman bin Ali bin Hassan Al Obud
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fw. | 0 | 0 |
Hamman bin Mabrouk bin Khamis Lahwal Al Hammami
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fw. | 0 | 0 |
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