China vs Tajikistan Prediction and Match Preview

China’s opening Asian Cup match will be against Tajikistan on Friday. The Chinese side will enter this match following a set of upsets against decent outfits. However, their opponents Tajikistan have a set of defeats in their recordings against decent teams before making a thread of six unbeaten games which they follows at present.

China vs Tajikistan Head to head Stats

These two teams have locked horns four times in the past. China is yet to concede a defeat against Tajikistan. In fact, they have won three and drew one of those four head to head clashes against Tajikistan.

Do also note that China won the last two clashes which they owned the home advantage. The team scored a total of five goals while keeping Tajikistan scoreless in both the meetings.

Who will win the match?

Tajikistan is on a six-match unbeaten streak but the opponents they faced in that stretch doesn’t look that strong. In fact Tajikistan’s victories were against teams like Pakistan, Malaysia, Palestine, Singapore etc.

On the other side, China’s recent defeats with home advantage were against teams like South Korea, Hong Kong, Oman etc. Moreover, they have a stunning head to head form against Tajikistan. Therefore, we expect China to seal a comfortable victory on Friday.

How many goals will be scored?

It is quite a hard task to predict the number of goals that could possibly come in this match. Only three of their four head to head meetings saw goals over 2.5 ft. Moreover, Tajikistan have not scored a single goal against China in all their meetings in the past. Since China have sealed a clean sheet victory against teams like Vietnam, Palestine, Myanmar and Hong Kong in the past 10 matches, we expect this to be a one-sided affair.

Verdict

All the above observations are in favor of China. They are priced at 2.10 odds to start this Asian Cup season with a three pointer. We are going with the bookmakers pricing of China to win as the main betting tip for this match.

Another thing to be noted is that the Tajikistan side is yet to score a goal against the Chinese. Moreover, China have some strong clean sheet victories in possession of late. Since we expect a win for China, our second tip for this match will be Both teams to score: No at 1.61 odds.

Peter Green- January 10, 2024

China vs Tajikistan Betting Tips

China to win

OK

	2.15 Odds
	2.05 Odds

Both Teams to Score: No

OK

	1.67 Odds
	1.66 Odds