Miguel Solomons
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During the international break, a friendly match between Bangladesh and the Maldives will take place on Wednesday, November 13. Here’s a recommended bet for total goals in this game.
Bangladesh vs Maldives: Match Facts and Head-to-Head
- Bangladesh has lost nine of their last ten matches.
- The Maldives have lost their last four games.
- Both teams score over 1.5 goals in 80% of their matches and over 0.5 goals in 100%.
- Bangladesh loses without scoring in 60% of their games, while the Maldives do so in 20%.
- In 67% of the Maldives' away games, both teams score.
- Maldivian players receive over 4.5 yellow cards in 40% of matches.
- Bangladesh and the Maldives have met nine times in history, with the Maldives winning five times and Bangladesh three.
- None of their head-to-head matches ended without goals, averaging 3.2 goals per game.
- Bangladesh is ranked 185th in the FIFA rankings, while the Maldives are 163rd, based on October 2024 rankings.
Bangladesh vs. Maldives: Match Preview
The Bangladesh national team competed in the Second Stage of the 2026 World Cup Qualifiers in Asia, collecting only one point over six games, with one goal scored and 20 conceded. Bangladesh didn’t play in the last Asian Cup either, finishing last in the qualifiers without a single point. In their history, they have appeared in the Asian Cup only once, in 1980. Their two most recent matches were friendlies against Bhutan, where Bangladesh won 1-0 in the first match, followed by a 0-1 loss in the second.
The Maldives haven’t played any matches in 2024. Their last games were against Bangladesh in the fall of 2023 during the first round of the 2026 World Cup Qualifiers, where they lost on aggregate, 2-3. Historically, the Maldivian national team hasn’t appeared in major tournaments such as the World Cup or the Asian Cup. Their biggest achievements are two victories in the SAFF Championship, in 2008 and 2018.
Projected Line-ups
- Bangladesh: Marma; Faisal, Hossain, Barman, Kazi, Uddin; Bhuyan, Ridoy, Rana; Morsalin, Hossain
- Maldives: Sharif; Shifaz, Rashid, Numan; Ahmed, Daisam, Mohamed, Hassan; Nihaan, Naim, Fasir
Prediction
These are two relatively evenly matched teams that tend to produce high-scoring games. Considering this is a friendly with no real pressure, we could see another goal-filled match. My pick is a total over two goals.
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