Bahrain and Japan face off at the Al Thumama Stadium in Doha, Qatar, on Wednesday (January 31) in the Round of 16 of the 2023 AFC Asian Cup.
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Bahrain national football team are having a solid run at the moment winning their matches against Jordan and Malaysia so they’ll try to extend their winning streak with a victory over Japan national football team.
Japan national football team are approaching the match in a good mood as well after claiming a 3-1 win in Group Round against Indonesia, however, Japan national football team have been performing poorly in defense lately as they have been conceding goals for 4 consecutive matches now.
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Bahrain are on a winning streak – they have won Jordan and Malaysia in their previous 2 matches while Japan have won Indonesia in their previous match. Overall, Bahrain have won 11 of their last 20 matches, losing 8 and drawing 1, while Japan have won 15 of their last 20 matches, losing 4 and drawing 1.
Bahrain have won twice (0-1 against Jordan on 25th of January and 1-0 against Malaysia on 20th of January) and lost 4 times (3-1 against Korea Republic on 15th of January, 0-3 against Angola on 10th of January, 0-2 against Australia on 6th of January and 0-2 against United Arab Emirates on 21st of November) in their most recent 6 matches.
Japan have won 4 times (3-1 against Indonesia on 24th of January, 4-2 against Vietnam on 14th of January, 5-0 against Thailand on 1st of January and 0-5 against Syria on 21st of November) and lost twice (2-1 against Iraq on 19th of January and 6-1 against Jordan on 9th of January) in their most recent 6 matches.