For the first time in their history, Bahrain and Malaysia will square off in an Asian Cup group fixture, with that encounter taking place at Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium on Saturday.
Each team enter this contest with a defeat, as Bahrain were beaten 3-1 by South Korea on matchday one, while the Malaysians lost 4-0 to Jordan.
Juan Antonio Pizzi's men only had 29% of the possession and two efforts on target, so the fact that they were level with a superior Korean side for even five minutes is a positive sign for them going forward.
The Bahrainis will enter this contest on a three-match losing run in all competitions, scoring just one goal over that stretch.
Should they lose on Saturday, it would be the first time Bahrain will have suffered three successive defeats in the same year since 2012, which was the last time they lost four in a row.
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