Bangladesh head coach Peter Butler has stressed the need to face stronger opposition as part of their build-up to next year's AFC Women's Asian Cup in Australia.

The women in red and green are set to leave for Bangkok on Tuesday morning to play two international matches against Thailand -- ranked 51 places above them but had failed to make it to the Asian Cup. The fixtures are scheduled for October 24 and 27.

 "You can't go there with a mentality, you know what I mean, a win-at-all-cost mentality," Butler emphasised that the matches were more about performance than results, in a press conference at the BFF House on Monday.

"You have to sometimes be realistic and put things in context of actually what you want from that game."

Bangladesh began their preparations about three weeks ago at KEPZ in Chittagong before returning to Dhaka on Friday. Nine players, who had been playing in Bhutan's domestic league, joined the squad upon their return.

"We covered a lot of ground and built strong team spirit," Butler said, noting he had to ensure the players weren't "overcooked" during the intense camp.

"What I want is a competitive performance. I want to see players doing things at international level because it's a big step up for everybody, even the nine girls from Bhutan."

The Englishman reiterated his desire for Bangladesh to face stronger opponents in the lead-up to the Asian Cup, facing "state teams in Australia" if the opportunity arises.

"We've had this conversation, myself and Miss [Mahfuza Akter] Kiran. Club sides in Malaysia, Singapore and Hong Kong are not strong enough. So that would be a complete waste of time. All we want is that the international fixtures, it may be against Azerbaijan, it could not be Iran."