Nepal vs Pakistan: SAFF Championship 2023 Match Preview, Head to Head and Predicted Line-ups

Nepal vs Pakistan draw the curtain on their 2023 South Asian Football Federation Championship when they face off at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium on Tuesday.

Nepal vs Pakistan: Match Preview

The Sree Kanteerava Stadium is all geared up for the SAFF Championship Group A clash between Nepal and Pakistan on Tuesday, June 27.

Nepal, currently placed third in the group, suffered defeats in their first two games against India and Kuwait. Their latest loss was a 2-0 defeat against India, leaving them hungry for redemption. With their pride on the line, Nepal will be highly motivated to secure a win and revive their SAFF Championship campaign.

Pakistan, who currently occupy the fourth spot in the group, also faced back-to-back losses against India and Kuwait. Their most recent defeat was against Kuwait.

As they face a formidable Nepal side, Pakistan will be determined to bounce back and keep their hope alive in the SAFF Championship.

Head to Head:

• With four wins from the last nine meetings between the sides, Pakistan boast a slight upper hand in the history of this fixture.
• Nepal have picked up one fewer win in that time, while the spoils have been shared on two occasions.
• The Pak Shaheen have lost their last 11 matches across all competitions, stretching back to a 3-0 win over Bhutan in September 2018.
• Nepal are without a win in their last five SAFF Championship games, losing four and claiming one draw since a 3-2 victory over Sri Lanka in October 2021.

Nepal vs Pakistan: Squads

Nepal Squad:

Kiran Chemjong (GK), Ananta Tamang, Pujan Uparkoti, Suman Aryal, Goutham Shrestha, Rohit Chand, Manish Dangi, Nawayug Shrestha, Anjan Bista, Suman Lama, Aashish Lama, Bikesh Kuthu (GK), Ayush Ghalan, Dinesh Rajbanshi, Sunil Bal, Bishal Rai, Suraj Thakuri, Bishal Shrestha (GK), Deep Karki (GK), Kamal Thapa, Santosh Tamang, Sujal Shrestha, Nitin Thapa, and Tej Tamang.

Pakistan Squad

Yousaf Ijaz Butt (GK), Abdullah Iqbal, Mamoon Moosa Khan, Ali Khan Niazi, Easah Zaheer Suliman, Ali Uzair Mahmood, Harun Arrashid Faheem Hamid, Rahis Nabi, Shayak Dost, Muhammad Waheed, Otis Jan Mohammed Khan, Mohammad Umar Hayat, Muhammad Sufyan, Hassan Bashir, Saqib Hanif (GK), Alamgir Ali Khan Ghazi, Abdul Samad Shahzad, Salman ul Haq (GK), Sardar Wali, Haseeb Ahmed Khan, Muhammad Umer Saeed, Abdul Basit (GK), Sohail, Syed Abdullah Shah, Umair Ali, Moin Ahmed, Muhammad Adnan Yaqoob, and Muhammad Waleed Khan.

Predicted Line-ups:

Nepal: Kiran Kumar Limbu, Ananta Tamang, Laken Limbu, Bimal Gharti Magar, Ayush Ghalan, Devendra Tamang, Arik Bista, Anjan Bista, Sanish Shrestha, Manish Dangi, and Rohit Chand.

Pakistan: Saquib Hanif, Easah Suliman, Muhammad Umar Hayat, Muhammad Sufyan, Abdullah Iqbal, Mamoon Moosa Khan, Otis Jan, Mohammed Khan, Rahis Nabi, Hassan Naveed Bashir, Harun Arrashid Hamid, and Ali Uzair Mahmood.