Sri Lanka vs Chinese Taipei Prediction and Betting Tips | 10th June 2025
Sri Lanka host Chinese Taipei at the Colombo Racecourse on Tuesday for a clash in the 2027 AFC Asian Cup qualifiers, looking to recover from their opening game loss. Ranked 200th in the world, Sri Lanka fell to a 1-0 loss against Thailand on matchday one.
Patrik Gustavsson struck the only goal of the game in the 43rd minute to hand the War Elephants all three points.
After the first round of games, the Golden Army sit rock-bottom in Group D without a point in the bag and a goal scored - a reading that they would like to change after the second installment of qualifiers.
Since that game, however, the South Asian side have played once more, a friendly to Brunei which they won 1-0 last week, their second win of 2025 in three games as Sri Lanka have shown signs of improvement.
On the other hand, Chinese Taipei also went down 2-1 to Turkmenistan in their first qualifying fixture of the Asian Cup back in March. Elman Tagayew fired the Greens in front minutes into the second half, but Ange Kouame equalized for Chinese Taipei in the 63rd minute.
Their joy, however, lasted only 20 minutes as Yazgylyc Gurbanow restored Turkmenistan's lead in the closing stages of normal time to consign them to a 2-1 loss.
Head coach Chen Sing-An has summoned 23 players for this month's fixture against Sri Lanka, including skipper and key goalscorer Chen Po-liang. The 36-year-old midfield veteran has made 93 appearances for the side and struck 25 times.
Sri Lanka vs Chinese Taipei Head-To-Head and Key Numbers
- There have been two clashes between the sides in history, one resulting in a draw and the other seeing Sri Lanka win.
- In April 2008, the sides met for the first time and drew 2-2 in a friendly. Exactly a year later, they played another friendly match, which ended with a 2-1 win for Sri Lanka.
- With two wins in three games in 2025 so far, the Golden Army have already won more times than they did in the entire 2024: just one in eight outings.
- Chinese Taipei are ranked 166th in the world, whereas Sri Lanka are 34 places adrift of them.
Sri Lanka vs Chinese Taipei Prediction
Sri Lanka are one of the 12 sides ranked 200 or lower, making them one of the weakest sides in the world. Nonetheless, they have shown signs of improvement lately. In keeping with that, we're going with a narrow win for them over a stuttering Taipei outfit.
Prediction: Sri Lanka 1-0 Chinese Taipei
Sri Lanka vs Chinese Taipei Betting Tips
Tip 1 - Result: Sri Lanka to win
Tip 2 - Goals over/under 2.5: Under 2.5 goals
Tip 3 - Both teams to score: No
