Pakistan vs India: preview, form, head-to-head and how to watch

Match overview

On Thursday, 5 November 2026, Pakistan welcome India for a SAFF Championship fixture set to start at 09:30 UTC. The fixture is listed as "Group A" in SAFF Championship.

The match is scheduled to be played at National Football Stadium Dhaka in Dhaka. All times on this page are shown in UTC; the match page converts the kick-off to your local time zone.

Recent form

Pakistan: 3 wins, 0 draws and 2 defeats in their last 5 matches (L-L-W-W-W), scoring 8 goals and conceding 7 goals. Pakistan have won 3 matches in a row.

India: 0 wins, 1 draw and 4 defeats in their last 5 matches (L-L-D-L-L), scoring 2 goals and conceding 14 goals. India are without a win in 5 matches.

Pakistan arrive in better form, taking 9 of a possible 15 points from their recent matches, compared with 1 for India.

Head-to-head

We hold 1 meeting between the two sides. The record stands at 0 wins for Pakistan, 1 win for India and 0 draws. The most recent meeting came on Wednesday, 21 June 2023: India 4-0 Pakistan.

Across 1 meeting, the sides have produced 4 goals, an average of 4 per game.

Key numbers to watch

In their recent matches Pakistan averaged 1.6 goals scored and 1.4 conceded per game, while India averaged 0.4 scored and 2.8 conceded.

Pakistan have the sharper recent attack, averaging 1.6 goals per game over their last 5 matches. Pakistan have been harder to score against, conceding 1.4 goals per game over the same spell.

How to watch

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