Maldives vs Sri Lanka: Maldives and Sri Lanka eye their first win of the group stage when the two sides meet in the Asian Cup Qualifiers on Tuesday.
Match Details:
Teams: Maldives vs Sri Lanka
Venue: Markaziy Stadion, Namangan, Uzbekistan
Date: Tuesday 14th June, 2022
Time: 05:30 PM IST
Live Link: http://www.hotstar.com/
Preview
Maldives head into this after a 4-0 loss at home to Uzbekistan in their previous Asian Cup Qualifier match on Saturday.
This ensured successive defeats in the group as they stay winless and at the bottom of the group with no points to show for.
Shumurodov scored a hat-trick while Uronov also found the net to ensure a thumping win for Uzbekistan.
On the other hand, Sri Lanka were beaten by Thailand 2-0 as well as they too remain winless in the competition.
Puangchan and Kanistsribampen scored for the visitors to inflict successive losses on the Asian side as Lanka remain 3rd in the table having yet to open their account.
Both sides last met in the SAFF Championship in October 2021, where Maldives won 1-0.
Form Guide
Maldives: LLLWW
Sri Lanka: LLLDL
Last Matches of both teams:
Maldives 0-4 Uzbekistan
Sri Lanka 0-2 Thailand
2023 AFC Asian Cup Qualifiers
Group C | Matchday Two
(FULL-TIME) Sri Lanka 🇱🇰 0:2 🇹🇠Thailand
âš½ 🇹🇠Thitipan Puangchan 34′
âš½ 🇹🇠Worachit Kanitsribampen 90’+5
——————–#asiabet33 #afn #ACQ2023 #AsianCup pic.twitter.com/Tmhd5rdDy8— ASEAN Football News (@theafndotcom) June 11, 2022
Where to watch the live streaming and broadcast of Maldives vs Sri Lanka in India?
The match is live streamed on Hotstar VIP and Jio TV App; while the broadcast can be seen on the AFC channel on YouTube.
Team News
There are no injury concerns or suspensions for either side ahead of this important clash.
Maldives possible 11: Â
Faisal, Sifaau, Numaan, Samooh, Hassan, Waheed Hassan, Mohamed, Ghanee, Mahudhee, Fasir and Hassan
Sri Lanka possible 11:
Perera, Rathnayake, Supan, Chameera, Fernando, Dilhara, Rahuman, Aakib, Jesuthasan, De Silva and Shifan
Prediction: Maldives 1-0 Sri Lanka
Both sides have been poor and dominated by the opponents. With a chance to get cracking, both teams will go for the result.
However, we see a cagey affair taking place due to no momentum but Maldives should manage to nick a goal here against a lacklustre Sri Lanka side.