Malaysia vs Vietnam Head-to-head history: Over the past 10 years, we have won all

Head to head history Malaysia vs Vietnam

Over the past decade, the Vietnamese team has always been a formidable “nemesis” of the Malaysian team at the national team level. From the AFF Cup to the World Cup qualifiers, every time the two teams met, Vietnam dominated the game and the results were completely tilted towards Vietnam.

Since 2014, the two teams have met a total of 9 times in official tournaments and Vietnam won 8 matches, losing only once – the first leg of the 2014 AFF Cup final with a score of 1-2. However, Vietnam immediately won 2-1 in the second leg away from home, causing Malaysia to be eliminated by the away goal rule.

Notably, since 2015, Malaysia has never had another victory over Vietnam. The losing streak has lasted for 5 consecutive matches since 2018, including the group stage and final of the 2018 AFF Cup, the 2022 World Cup Asian qualifiers, and the 2022 AFF Cup.

The last time the two teams met was at the 2022 AFF Cup, when Vietnam won a convincing 3-0 victory. That match once again affirmed the gap between the two football powers in the region, despite Malaysia also having many reforms and personnel additions.

Not only superior in results, Vietnam's playing style also always shows sharper and more disciplined in confrontations with Malaysia. While Malaysia often chooses a physical and fast playing style, Vietnam takes advantage of flexibility, technique and experience to control the match.

However, in the upcoming meeting in the 2027 Asian Cup qualifiers, Malaysia has made many changes with a strong reinforcement of naturalized players. At home at Bukit Jalil, they are hoping to end the long series of inferiority against Vietnam. However, history is still on the side of the Golden Star Warriors, who always know how to overcome challenges when facing their Southeast Asian rivals.

Recent form of Malaysia and Vietnam

Malaysia entered the match with Vietnam after two disappointing friendly matches with Cape Verde, in which they lost 0-3 and drew 1-1. Before that, the Malaysian team only had a 2-0 victory over Nepal - an opponent that was considered much weaker. In the last 5 matches, Malaysia only won 1, drew 2 and lost 2, showing an unstable performance. However, the recent friendly matches were considered an opportunity for coach Cklamovski Peter to test and perfect the new squad, especially to test the integration of naturalized players.

In contrast to their opponents, the Vietnamese team is enjoying a much more impressive streak of form. In the last 5 matches, coach Kim Sang Sik and his team have won all of them, including victories against Laos (5-0), Cambodia (2-1), Thailand (2-1 and 3-2), and Singapore (3-1). Although most of these matches are within the framework of the AFF Cup 2022, they demonstrate the effectiveness of the playing style as well as the stable competitive spirit of the Vietnamese team when facing regional opponents. However, it is worth noting that since the match against Laos in March, Vietnam has not had any more official matches, which could affect their competitive spirit and ability to maintain high performance when entering the important match against Malaysia.

Score prediction: Malaysia 1-1 Vietnam.