Bahrain vs Yemen: result 2-5 and analysis
Gulf Cup of NationsGroup Stage - 3Kick-off on September 30, 2026 at 05:30 PM (UTC)Stād al-Bahrayn al-Watanī (Bahrain National Stadium), Riffa
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What was the result of Bahrain vs Yemen?
Yemen won 2-5 on September 30, 2026.
Goalscorers
- 6′613481Bahrain
- 18′Nasser Al GahwashiYemen
- 31′Abdulwasea Al MatariYemen
- 40′R. Al WasmaniYemen
- 44′628123Yemen
- 67′Ali MadanBahrain
- 90′R. Al WasmaniYemen
What had the model predicted before the match?
Before kick-off, the Footlab AI model gave a Bahrain win at 53%: prediction missed. Most likely score announced: 1-1. Actual score: 2-5.
Computed by the Footlab AI model from our own data only, with no AI analysis.
Official lineup for Bahrain vs Yemen
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Bahrain
- 9Sayed Hashim Issa
- 25H. Al Karani
- 6Abbas Al Asfoor
- 15Jassim Al Shaikh
- 18Hussein Abdulkarim
- 19M. A. Kayoum
- 26A. Humood Al Dosari
- 2Amine Benaddi
- 16Sayed Baqer
- 17A. Khaled Rabeea
- 24M. El Gharably
Yemen
- 24D. Bughail-Mellor
- 7Nasser Al Gahwashi
- 11Abdulwasea Al Matari
- 15Osama Anbar
- 26N. Abdullah
- 18A. Abbas
- 3H. Al Zubaidi
- 4H. Ghaleb
- 6R. Al Wasmani
- 14A. Al Dugin
- 1Mohammed Khairalah
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Bahrain have 2 wins, 1 draw and 12 defeats; Yemen have 6, 4 and 5.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 27, 2026 | United Arab Emirates(home) | 0-3 | Gulf Cup of Nations |
| Sep 24, 2026 | Qatar(away) | 0-2 | Gulf Cup of Nations |
| Jun 5, 2026 | Georgia(away) | 0-2 | Friendlies |
| Dec 9, 2025 | Sudan(home) | 3-1 | Arab Cup |
| Dec 6, 2025 | Algeria(home) | 1-5 | Arab Cup |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 27, 2026 | Qatar(home) | 0-1 | Gulf Cup of Nations |
| Sep 24, 2026 | United Arab Emirates(away) | 0-4 | Gulf Cup of Nations |
| Jun 4, 2026 | Lebanon(away) | 2-0 | Asian Cup - Qualification |
| Nov 26, 2025 | Comoros(away) | 4-4 | Arab Cup |
| Nov 18, 2025 | Bhutan(home) | 7-1 | Asian Cup - Qualification |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 4 Bahrain wins, 1 draw, 1 Yemen win.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 28, 2024 | Bahrain 1-2 Yemen | Gulf Cup of Nations |
| Jun 6, 2024 | Bahrain 0-0 Yemen | World Cup - Qualification Asia |
| Nov 16, 2023 | Yemen 0-2 Bahrain | World Cup - Qualification Asia |
| Dec 26, 2017 | Yemen 0-1 Bahrain | Gulf Cup of Nations |
| Mar 24, 2016 | Bahrain 3-0 Yemen | World Cup - Qualification Asia |
| Sep 8, 2015 | Yemen 0-4 Bahrain | World Cup - Qualification Asia |
How many goals should we expect?
Bahrain score 0.6 and concede 1.9 goals per match over their last 15; Yemen score 2.1 and concede 1.1.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bahrain | 0.6 | 1.9 | 1 | 5/15 | 7/15 |
| Yemen | 2.1 | 1.1 | 6 | 5/15 | 6/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Bahrain sit 4th in Gulf Cup of Nations (0 points from 3 matches) and Yemen sit 3rd (3 points from 3 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Yemen | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3 |
| 4 | Bahrain | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 0 |
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How does Footlab AI compute this prediction?
The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy