Quote from: Hirose UK on Today at 04:36:29 AM

Indonesia vs Bahrain match will take place tomorrow and it is reported that Indonesian goalkeeper Maarten Paes has arrived there and has undergone joint training session, but there is no certainty whether he will really be included in the main squad for the match that will take place tomorrow.
What is clear in statement delivered by the coach shows that the medical team is still continuing to see how Maarten Paes injury recovery is progressing and for definite decision on how his condition will continue to defend Indonesia will be based on how his recovery is progressing, if possible and ready to play we can definitely see Maarten Paes on the field, this is something that fans really want.
I see the opportunities for Indonesia and Bahrain are almost equal which even the odds of both can be said to be quite high, I take two betting options in one slip and that is Double Chance draw or Indonesia also Over 1.5 and in this slip I get odds @2.19.

Ahead of tomorrow match, of course, it is quite lucky that Indonesia can continue to play Maarten Paes in the next match considering that he was previously injured while playing for FC Dallas, Maarten Paes performance so far has been impressive with Indonesia since he managed to naturalize, the first two matches he played were able to provide 2 point for Indonesia and now he is starting to be able to get the main goalkeeper and shift the position of Ernando who was previously their main goalkeeper, the number of naturalizations carried out by Indonesia makes them one of the scary teams in the Asian Zone Qualifiers now, against Bahrain will be a big challenge for Indonesia considering that so far they have a bad match record against Bahrain, the 10-0 defeat to Bahrain should be a reminder for Indonesia to motivate them and try to avenge the defeat that occurred in 2012.

Quote from: Fiatless on Today at 05:01:06 AM

https://www.fifa.com/en/tournaments/mens/worldcup/canadamexicousa2026/articles/martin-paes-interview

I have not been a follower of Asian National teams since their games are not as popular or interesting as we see in Europe. But the emphasis you placed on Maarten Paes made me do some research about him. His story is an inspiring one that shows his love for his roots. Maarten is a former Netherlands international who naturalized in Indonesia to be part of the national team. He has already had an impressive two games where he made some good saves, and I hope he is fit to continue his good work for Garuda. Maarten, who plays for MLS side FC Dallas, believes that Indonesia can make it to the world, and that is his biggest dream.

If Indonesia could have play a draw against Saudi Arabia that is ranked 56th by FIFA, I think they can get a better result against a 76th ranked Bahrain.

Regarding the odds, it is true that both teams have quite balanced chances,statistics show that Bahrain has a slight advantage with a chance of winning around 39.7%, while Indonesia has a chance of winning around 29.8%, However, in football, anything can happen on the field.