Bahrain to host Yemen in international friendly on 14 November

Bahrain will host Yemen in an international friendly, to be played on 14 November 2026 at 09:00 Damascus time.

Bahrain go into the match on the back of a run of negative results, having lost their last four matches, the most recent of which was against Yemen themselves by a score of 2-5 on 30 September 2026, as well as losses against the UAE 0-3, Qatar 0-2 and Georgia 0-2, with their only win in this period coming against Sudan by a score of 3-1 on 9 December 2025.

Yemen, meanwhile, have produced mixed results, beating Bahrain 5-2 on 30 September 2026, losing to Qatar 0-1 and the UAE 0-4, while beating Kuwait 2-1 and Lebanon 2-0 on 4 June 2026.

The history of meetings between the two sides shows a relative edge for Bahrain in previous encounters, having won two of the last five meetings, by scores of 2-0 on 16 November 2023 and 1-0 on 26 December 2017, while Yemen have won two matches, the most recent being 5-2 on 30 September 2026 and 2-1 on 28 December 2024, with one match ending in a 0-0 draw on 6 June 2024.

This friendly comes as part of the preparations of both national teams, with no data available on absences or the expected lineups for either side.