Hong Kong vs Palestine Prediction & Match Preview

• Hong Kong are bottom of Group C with two defeats in two games.
• Palestine enter this on the back of a 1-1 draw to ten-man UAE.
• Only one of Palestine’s last seven matches across competitions produced three or more goals.

Palestine will have an ultimate opportunity to get their first win since making their AFC Asian Cup debut in 2015. They face fellow Group C underdogs Hong Kong in the final group game on Tuesday afternoon. The Palestinians missed a massive chance to nick the maiden win five days ago when they only drew to ten-man United Arab Emirates in the second round.

Palestine were big underdogs five days ago against UAE. The match got off to an expected start as got an early opener at Al Janoub Stadium. Nevertheless, the run of play completely shifted after Khalifa Al-Hammadi’s red card for the United Arab Emirates. Palestine got the equalizer just after the half-time break. They had enough time to find the winner but failed to make it count.

Hong Kong, on the other side, left a solid impression in a narrow 0-1 defeat to Iran on Friday. They were clearly the inferior side on the pitch but their resilience molested much-more talented Iranian players who only won the game by a single-goal margin.

Hong Kong still failed to impress in the final third, not doing much to threaten the Iranian goal on the occasion. They sit bottom of Group C with zero points from two games as they also lost the opener 1-3 at the hands of UAE.

Recent Meetings

• Hong Kong and Palestine last met each other in the 2022 World Cup Qualifications. These were also the teams’ lone head-to-head meetings.
• Palestine claimed four points in two encounters with Hong Kong back then, winning the home fixture 1-0.
• Neither of these two H2H affairs between these rivals saw three or more goals scored.

Hong Kong vs Palestine Prediction

Palestine can still theoretically advance to the last 16 round of the AFC Asian Cup if they nick their first win in the history of the tournament. They are the favorites and they will come into the tie in higher spirits after managing a 1-1 stalemate to the Unites Arab Emirates on Thursday. Hong Kong lost four games on the spin, conceding twice in each of these along the way. We’ll take Palestine to win as the main pick at the 1.50 odds.

Looking at the odds, the best value can be found with the Under 2.5 goals pick at the 2.05 price-tag. Neither of the two teams showed much quality in the final third so far in the tournament. Neither of their previous two head-to-head games provided three or more goals.

Steffen Schmidt- January 21, 2024

Hong Kong vs Palestine Betting Tips

Palestine to win

OK

	1.50 Odds
	1.45 Odds

Under 2.5 goals

OK

2.08 Odds

Exact Score: Palestine 1-0

OK

	7.50 Odds
	5.50 Odds