The odds payout for the match between India and Bahrain set by bookmakers is really confusing me, as India have managed to beat Thailand with an amazing scoreline of 4-1, and Thailand won their last match against Bahrain with the final score of 1-0 in this tournament, but the bookmakers are favoring Bahrain to beat India today as the odds payout for India to win the match in full time is @3.95, I guess I will just skip betting on this match today as it might be a trap to lure gamblers to place their bets on India to win the match with the high attractive odds payout.
I think that 4-1 score was still a huge anomaly. India isn't a good footballing team, cricket is still their thing, and that was a Thai team instructed to defend, when all they've been training to do is attack and press and harry. They showed they can win properly, as demonstrated by the 1-0 upset against Bahrain.
Still, you could be right, this group is strange and we could still see upsets from Thailand against UAE (but I am thinking the gulf state will win)... but I don't see how India can even hold Bahrain... they couldn't beat Thailand but they overpower India in every aspect... attack, defence, physicality.
India deserves better than to have crashed out after the group stages. I particularly enjoyed their first game and it was a spirited performance from the young lads and looking at this group I think they should have qualified along side UAE.