Syria vs India Prediction & Match Preview

• Neither Syria nor India managed to find the back of the net in the inaugural two games at the 2024 AFC Asian Cup.
• India are undefeated in the last three meetings with Syria.
• Syria are winless in five consecutive games in all competitions.

Syria will search for their first AFC Asian Cup win since 2011 as they take on Group B underdogs India in the final group match on Tuesday afternoon. The Syrians sit third in the section standings with a point from the inaugural two outings in the tournament. India, on the other side, hold the very foot of the group table with two defeats in two games.

Both outfits are yet to score their first goals in the tournament. Syria did show much better defensive performances so far, allowing just one goal in two affairs. It came on Thursday when they fell 0-1 to group favorites Australia.

Syria are now winless in five consecutive matches across competitions. The run includes successive draws to Kyrgyz Republic and Malaysia in pre-tournament friendlies earlier this month.

India have been one of the worst teams in the tournament so far. They opened it with a 0-2 defeat to Australia and went on to suffer an even harder loss in the second-round affair against Uzbekistan. The team led by Croatian manager Igor Stimac revealed numerous defensive holes against the Uzbek side, shipping three first-half goals on the occasion.

Recent Meetings

It’s been five years since these two teams last met each other and back then they shared spoils in a 1-1 stalemate in the group stage of the Intercontinental Cup.

India are unbeaten in the last three meetings with Syria, two of which ended in 1-1 draws.

Only one of the previous five head-to-head meetings between these counterparts provided three or more goals.

Syria vs India Prediction

India did leave a lot of space behind in the second round against Uzbekistan and they had their own set of chances at the start of the second half on Thursday. Nevertheless, as Syria have not shown much in the final this since the beginning of the tournament either, we do lean towards the Under 2.5 goals FT pick as the main betting option at the odds of 2.15. After all, we have the clash between the two teams that are yet to score at the 2024 AFC Asian Cup.

Syria did leave a somewhat better impression so far in the tournament but it is very hard to find the value in backing their win at the 1.28 odds. India have a point to prove after two dismal displays at the start of the tournament. They are also unbeaten in the previous three head-to-head clashes with the Syrians. The second bet is India not to lose by two or more goals difference at the 2.00 odds.

Steffen Schmidt- January 21, 2024

Syria vs India Betting Tips

Under 2.5 goals

OK

2.05 Odds

India to win in +1.5 Asian Handicap

OK

	1.98 Odds
	1.90 Odds

Exact Score: Draw 1-1

OK

	11.00 Odds
	9.00 Odds