Afghanistan host India in the World Cup Qualification Asia on 21 March 2024, Thursday. Get our free predictions, betting tips, odds insights, team form guide & H2H stats for this clash. This fixture is scheduled to kicks off at 19:00 UK Time.
Under the guidance of manager Igor Stimac, India have made decent progress. He has inculcated a more possession-based and attacking style of play. However, the poor display in the AFC Asian Cup led to many debates regarding his role. Even though the training sessions are beneficial the team somehow fails to perform against their opponents. In the AFC Asian Cup, they lost all their group stage matches and on top of that, they did not score a single goal.
Afghanistan lost back-to-back against Kuwait and Qatar. Against Qatar, it was a disastrous game for The Lions of Khorasan as they lost by conceding eight goals. In the last six months, they have not participated in any major competitions apart from the FIFA World Cup qualifiers.
The head-to-head record between Afghanistan and India is a closely contested one. Over the last eight years, these two teams have faced each other on several occasions, with India unbeaten four times. In their most recent encounter, India emerged victorious with a 2-1 win. The match showcased the competitiveness and skill of India’s offensive line, ultimately edging out Afghanistan. However, it is important to note that two of the last four encounters ended in a stalemate.
Afghanistan have been in poor form leading up to this match. They lost two games and scored just one goal. Our analysis shows that in the last two years, Afghanistan have won just two international matches against Mongolia in the First Round of the FIFA World Cup qualifiers.
India, on the other hand, have shown inconsistency in their recent outings. Despite facing low-ranked opponents, they have struggled to score goals. The past encounters do not guarantee victory under the present circumstances. In all competitions, the Blue Tigers lost seven of their last eight outings. The only victory was against Kuwait back in November 2023. Many fans were optimistic about India’s performance in the AFC Asian Cup however they were shocked as they made an exit from the group stage. This created a lot of problems, especially in the FIFA ranking where India dropped down to the 117th place. We see this game ending in a draw at the _ odds.
India did not score a single goal in their group stage fixtures in the AFC Asian Cup. Afghanistan are also weak in front of the goal. This was evident when they faced Kuwait and Qatar previously. Therefore, Under 2.5 goals at the _ odds is the prefect option to take from this match.
| Afghanistan | India | |
|---|---|---|
| Game Played | 7 | 5 |
| Wins | 3 | 1 |
| Draws | 2 | 2 |
| Loss | 2 | 2 |
| Goals For | 5 | 2 |
| Goals Against | 13 | 5 |
| Afghanistan | India | |
|---|---|---|
| Game Played | 4 | 2 |
| Wins | 1 | 1 |
| Draws | 2 | 1 |
| Loss | 1 | 0 |
| Goals For | 1 | 1 |
| Goals Against | 4 | 0 |
|
04.09.25
|
Afghanistan India |
0-0 |
|
01.09.25
|
Afghanistan Tajikistan |
0-2 |
|
29.08.25
|
Iran Afghanistan |
3-1 |
|
10.06.25
|
Afghanistan Syria |
0-1 |
|
25.03.25
|
Myanmar Afghanistan |
2-1 |
|
21.03.25
|
Thailand Afghanistan |
2-0 |
|
19.11.24
|
Tajikistan Afghanistan |
3-1 |
|
16.11.24
|
Nepal Afghanistan |
2-0 |
|
11.06.24
|
Kuwait Afghanistan |
1-0 |
|
06.06.24
|
Afghanistan Qatar |
0-0 |
|
26.03.24
|
India Afghanistan |
1-2 |
|
21.03.24
|
Afghanistan India |
0-0 |
|
21.11.23
|
Afghanistan Kuwait |
0-4 |
|
16.11.23
|
Qatar Afghanistan |
8-1 |
|
17.10.23
|
Mongolia Afghanistan |
0-1 |
|
12.10.23
|
Afghanistan Mongolia |
1-0 |
|
12.09.23
|
Philippines Afghanistan |
2-1 |
|
07.09.23
|
Bangladesh Afghanistan |
1-1 |
|
03.09.23
|
Bangladesh Afghanistan |
0-0 |
|
13.06.23
|
Iran Afghanistan |
6-1 |
|
10.06.23
|
Kyrgyzstan Afghanistan |
3-0 |
|
14.06.22
|
Afghanistan Cambodia |
2-2 |
|
11.06.22
|
Afghanistan India |
1-2 |
|
08.06.22
|
Hong Kong Afghanistan |
2-1 |
|
01.06.22
|
Vietnam Afghanistan |
2-0 |
|
16.11.21
|
Afghanistan Indonesia |
1-0 |
|
15.06.21
|
India Afghanistan |
1-1 |
|
11.06.21
|
Afghanistan Oman |
1-2 |
|
03.06.21
|
Bangladesh Afghanistan |
1-1 |
|
29.05.21
|
Singapore Afghanistan |
1-1 |
|
25.05.21
|
Indonesia Afghanistan |
2-3 |
|
19.11.19
|
Afghanistan Qatar |
0-1 |
|
14.11.19
|
Afghanistan India |
1-1 |
|
10.10.19
|
Oman Afghanistan |
3-0 |
|
10.09.19
|
Afghanistan Bangladesh |
1-0 |
|
05.09.19
|
Qatar Afghanistan |
6-0 |
|
25.12.18
|
Afghanistan Turkmenistan |
0-2 |
|
27.03.18
|
Afghanistan Cambodia |
2-1 |
|
14.11.17
|
Vietnam Afghanistan |
0-0 |
|
10.10.17
|
Afghanistan Jordan |
3-3 |
|
05.09.17
|
Jordan Afghanistan |
4-1 |
|
30.08.17
|
Oman Afghanistan |
2-0 |
|
13.06.17
|
Cambodia Afghanistan |
1-0 |
|
06.06.17
|
Afghanistan Maldives |
2-1 |
|
28.03.17
|
Afghanistan Vietnam |
1-1 |
|
23.03.17
|
Afghanistan Singapore |
2-1 |
|
29.03.16
|
Afghanistan Singapore |
2-1 |
|
24.03.16
|
Japan Afghanistan |
5-0 |
|
03.01.16
|
India Afghanistan |
2-1 |
|
31.12.15
|
Afghanistan Sri Lanka |
5-0 |
|
04.09.25
|
Afghanistan India |
0-0 |
|
01.09.25
|
Afghanistan Tajikistan |
0-2 |
|
10.06.25
|
Afghanistan Syria |
0-1 |
|
06.06.24
|
Afghanistan Qatar |
0-0 |
|
21.03.24
|
Afghanistan India |
0-0 |
|
21.11.23
|
Afghanistan Kuwait |
0-4 |
|
12.10.23
|
Afghanistan Mongolia |
1-0 |
|
14.06.22
|
Afghanistan Cambodia |
2-2 |
|
11.06.22
|
Afghanistan India |
1-2 |
|
16.11.21
|
Afghanistan Indonesia |
1-0 |
|
11.06.21
|
Afghanistan Oman |
1-2 |
|
19.11.19
|
Afghanistan Qatar |
0-1 |
|
14.11.19
|
Afghanistan India |
1-1 |
|
10.09.19
|
Afghanistan Bangladesh |
1-0 |
|
25.12.18
|
Afghanistan Turkmenistan |
0-2 |
|
27.03.18
|
Afghanistan Cambodia |
2-1 |
|
10.10.17
|
Afghanistan Jordan |
3-3 |
|
06.06.17
|
Afghanistan Maldives |
2-1 |
|
28.03.17
|
Afghanistan Vietnam |
1-1 |
|
23.03.17
|
Afghanistan Singapore |
2-1 |
|
29.03.16
|
Afghanistan Singapore |
2-1 |
|
31.12.15
|
Afghanistan Sri Lanka |
5-0 |
|
28.12.15
|
Afghanistan Maldives |
4-1 |
|
24.12.15
|
Afghanistan Bangladesh |
4-0 |
|
12.11.15
|
Afghanistan Cambodia |
3-0 |
|
08.09.15
|
Afghanistan Japan |
0-6 |
|
11.06.15
|
Afghanistan Syria |
0-6 |
|
29.05.14
|
Afghanistan Maldives |
1-1 |
|
22.05.14
|
Afghanistan Turkmenistan |
3-1 |
|
29.08.25
|
Iran Afghanistan |
3-1 |
|
25.03.25
|
Myanmar Afghanistan |
2-1 |
|
21.03.25
|
Thailand Afghanistan |
2-0 |
|
19.11.24
|
Tajikistan Afghanistan |
3-1 |
|
16.11.24
|
Nepal Afghanistan |
2-0 |
|
11.06.24
|
Kuwait Afghanistan |
1-0 |
|
26.03.24
|
India Afghanistan |
1-2 |
|
16.11.23
|
Qatar Afghanistan |
8-1 |
|
17.10.23
|
Mongolia Afghanistan |
0-1 |
|
12.09.23
|
Philippines Afghanistan |
2-1 |
|
07.09.23
|
Bangladesh Afghanistan |
1-1 |
|
03.09.23
|
Bangladesh Afghanistan |
0-0 |
|
13.06.23
|
Iran Afghanistan |
6-1 |
|
10.06.23
|
Kyrgyzstan Afghanistan |
3-0 |
|
08.06.22
|
Hong Kong Afghanistan |
2-1 |
|
01.06.22
|
Vietnam Afghanistan |
2-0 |
|
15.06.21
|
India Afghanistan |
1-1 |
|
03.06.21
|
Bangladesh Afghanistan |
1-1 |
|
29.05.21
|
Singapore Afghanistan |
1-1 |
|
25.05.21
|
Indonesia Afghanistan |
2-3 |
|
10.10.19
|
Oman Afghanistan |
3-0 |
|
05.09.19
|
Qatar Afghanistan |
6-0 |
|
14.11.17
|
Vietnam Afghanistan |
0-0 |
|
05.09.17
|
Jordan Afghanistan |
4-1 |
|
30.08.17
|
Oman Afghanistan |
2-0 |
|
13.06.17
|
Cambodia Afghanistan |
1-0 |
|
24.03.16
|
Japan Afghanistan |
5-0 |
|
03.01.16
|
India Afghanistan |
2-1 |
|
26.12.15
|
Bhutan Afghanistan |
0-3 |
|
13.10.15
|
Syria Afghanistan |
5-2 |
|
08.10.15
|
Singapore Afghanistan |
1-0 |
|
16.06.15
|
Cambodia Afghanistan |
0-1 |
|
27.05.14
|
Palestine Afghanistan |
2-0 |
|
04.09.13
|
Sri Lanka Afghanistan |
1-3 |
|
08.09.25
|
India Oman (Penalties:3 - 2) |
1-1 |
|
04.09.25
|
Afghanistan India |
0-0 |
|
11.06.24
|
Qatar India |
2-1 |
|
06.06.24
|
India Kuwait |
0-0 |
|
26.03.24
|
India Afghanistan |
1-2 |
|
21.03.24
|
Afghanistan India |
0-0 |
|
23.01.24
|
Syria India |
1-0 |
|
18.01.24
|
India Uzbekistan |
0-3 |
|
13.01.24
|
Australia India |
2-0 |
|
21.11.23
|
India Qatar |
0-3 |
|
16.11.23
|
Kuwait India |
0-1 |
|
13.10.23
|
Malaysia India |
4-2 |
|
10.09.23
|
Lebanon India |
1-0 |
|
07.09.23
|
Iraq India (Penalties:5 - 4) |
2-2 |
|
04.07.23
|
Kuwait India (Penalties:4 - 5) |
1-1 |
|
01.07.23
|
Lebanon India (Penalties:2 - 4) |
0-0 |
|
27.06.23
|
India Kuwait |
1-1 |
|
24.06.23
|
Nepal India |
0-2 |
|
21.06.23
|
India Pakistan |
4-0 |
|
18.06.23
|
India Lebanon |
2-0 |
|
15.06.23
|
India Lebanon |
0-0 |
|
12.06.23
|
India Vanuatu |
1-0 |
|
09.06.23
|
India Mongolia |
2-0 |
|
28.03.23
|
India Kyrgyzstan |
2-0 |
|
22.03.23
|
India Myanmar |
1-0 |
|
27.09.22
|
Vietnam India |
3-0 |
|
24.09.22
|
India Singapore |
1-1 |
|
14.06.22
|
India Hong Kong |
4-0 |
|
11.06.22
|
Afghanistan India |
1-2 |
|
08.06.22
|
India Cambodia |
2-0 |
|
28.05.22
|
India Jordan |
0-2 |
|
26.03.22
|
India Belarus |
0-3 |
|
23.03.22
|
Bahrain India |
2-1 |
|
16.10.21
|
India Nepal |
3-0 |
|
13.10.21
|
India Maldives |
3-1 |
|
10.10.21
|
Nepal India |
0-1 |
|
07.10.21
|
India Sri Lanka |
0-0 |
|
04.10.21
|
Bangladesh India |
1-1 |
|
05.09.21
|
Nepal India |
1-2 |
|
02.09.21
|
Nepal India |
1-1 |
|
15.06.21
|
India Afghanistan |
1-1 |
|
07.06.21
|
Bangladesh India |
0-2 |
|
03.06.21
|
India Qatar |
0-1 |
|
29.03.21
|
UAE India |
6-0 |
|
25.03.21
|
Oman India |
1-1 |
|
19.11.19
|
Oman India |
1-0 |
|
14.11.19
|
Afghanistan India |
1-1 |
|
15.10.19
|
India Bangladesh |
1-1 |
|
10.09.19
|
Qatar India |
0-0 |
|
05.09.19
|
India Oman |
1-2 |
|
08.09.25
|
India Oman (Penalties:3 - 2) |
1-1 |
|
06.06.24
|
India Kuwait |
0-0 |
|
26.03.24
|
India Afghanistan |
1-2 |
|
18.01.24
|
India Uzbekistan |
0-3 |
|
21.11.23
|
India Qatar |
0-3 |
|
27.06.23
|
India Kuwait |
1-1 |
|
21.06.23
|
India Pakistan |
4-0 |
|
18.06.23
|
India Lebanon |
2-0 |
|
15.06.23
|
India Lebanon |
0-0 |
|
12.06.23
|
India Vanuatu |
1-0 |
|
09.06.23
|
India Mongolia |
2-0 |
|
28.03.23
|
India Kyrgyzstan |
2-0 |
|
22.03.23
|
India Myanmar |
1-0 |
|
24.09.22
|
India Singapore |
1-1 |
|
14.06.22
|
India Hong Kong |
4-0 |
|
08.06.22
|
India Cambodia |
2-0 |
|
28.05.22
|
India Jordan |
0-2 |
|
26.03.22
|
India Belarus |
0-3 |
|
16.10.21
|
India Nepal |
3-0 |
|
13.10.21
|
India Maldives |
3-1 |
|
07.10.21
|
India Sri Lanka |
0-0 |
|
15.06.21
|
India Afghanistan |
1-1 |
|
03.06.21
|
India Qatar |
0-1 |
|
15.10.19
|
India Bangladesh |
1-1 |
|
05.09.19
|
India Oman |
1-2 |
|
14.01.19
|
India Bahrain |
0-1 |
|
10.01.19
|
India UAE |
0-2 |
|
12.09.18
|
India Pakistan |
3-1 |
|
09.09.18
|
India Maldives |
2-0 |
|
05.09.18
|
India Sri Lanka |
2-0 |
|
19.08.17
|
India Mauritius |
2-1 |
|
13.06.17
|
India Kyrgyzstan |
1-0 |
|
29.03.16
|
India Turkmenistan |
1-2 |
|
03.01.16
|
India Afghanistan |
2-1 |
|
01.09.13
|
India Pakistan |
1-0 |
|
04.09.25
|
Afghanistan India |
0-0 |
|
11.06.24
|
Qatar India |
2-1 |
|
21.03.24
|
Afghanistan India |
0-0 |
|
23.01.24
|
Syria India |
1-0 |
|
13.01.24
|
Australia India |
2-0 |
|
16.11.23
|
Kuwait India |
0-1 |
|
13.10.23
|
Malaysia India |
4-2 |
|
10.09.23
|
Lebanon India |
1-0 |
|
07.09.23
|
Iraq India (Penalties:5 - 4) |
2-2 |
|
04.07.23
|
Kuwait India (Penalties:4 - 5) |
1-1 |
|
01.07.23
|
Lebanon India (Penalties:2 - 4) |
0-0 |
|
24.06.23
|
Nepal India |
0-2 |
|
27.09.22
|
Vietnam India |
3-0 |
|
11.06.22
|
Afghanistan India |
1-2 |
|
23.03.22
|
Bahrain India |
2-1 |
|
10.10.21
|
Nepal India |
0-1 |
|
04.10.21
|
Bangladesh India |
1-1 |
|
05.09.21
|
Nepal India |
1-2 |
|
02.09.21
|
Nepal India |
1-1 |
|
07.06.21
|
Bangladesh India |
0-2 |
|
29.03.21
|
UAE India |
6-0 |
|
25.03.21
|
Oman India |
1-1 |
|
19.11.19
|
Oman India |
1-0 |
|
14.11.19
|
Afghanistan India |
1-1 |
|
10.09.19
|
Qatar India |
0-0 |
|
06.01.19
|
Thailand India |
1-4 |
|
27.12.18
|
Oman India |
0-0 |
|
17.11.18
|
Jordan India |
2-1 |
|
13.10.18
|
China India |
0-0 |
|
15.09.18
|
Maldives India |
2-1 |
|
27.03.18
|
Kyrgyzstan India |
2-1 |
|
25.12.15
|
Sri Lanka India |
0-2 |
|
08.10.15
|
Turkmenistan India |
2-1 |
|
21.03.2024
|
Afghanistan India |
0-0
|
|
11.06.2022
|
Afghanistan India |
1-2
|
|
15.06.2021
|
India Afghanistan |
1-1
|
|
14.11.2019
|
Afghanistan India |
1-1
|
|
03.01.2016
|
India Afghanistan |
2-1
|
|
21.03.2024
|
Afghanistan India |
0-0
|
|
11.06.2022
|
Afghanistan India |
1-2
|
|
14.11.2019
|
Afghanistan India |
1-1
|
|
11.09.2013
|
Afghanistan India |
2-0
|