Merdeka Tournament 1978

Malaysia 4–1 Japan

Friday 21 Jul 1978 · Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Malaysia4–1Japan

Goals0

No scorers on record for this match.

Elo

World Football Elo before kick-off, and what the result did to it.

Malaysia: 1547 → 1558
Japan: 1504 → 1493

Expected score for Malaysia: 69.5% (a draw counts half), home advantage included.

Head to head

Meeting 17 of 25, 1958–2004.

Malaysia wins: 9
Draws: 7
Japan wins: 9

Form either side

Malaysia

Before

1–3 v South Korea 12 Jul 1978 · Merdeka Tournament 1978
6–0 v Singapore 14 Jul 1978 · Merdeka Tournament 1978
2–0 v Thailand 16 Jul 1978 · Merdeka Tournament 1978
1–0 v Indonesia 16 Jul 1978 · Merdeka Tournament 1978
1–2 v Iraq 18 Jul 1978 · Merdeka Tournament 1978

After

5–2 v Syria 23 Jul 1978 · Merdeka Tournament 1978
2–1 v Bahrain 9 Sep 1978 · Korea Cup 1978
2–2 v South Korea 11 Sep 1978 · Korea Cup 1978
1–0 v India 10 Dec 1978 · Asian Games 1978
1–0 v Bangladesh 12 Dec 1978 · Asian Games 1978

Japan

Before

3–0 v Thailand 23 May 1978 · Kirin Cup 1978
0–0 v Iraq 13 Jul 1978 · Merdeka Tournament 1978
1–2 v Indonesia 15 Jul 1978 · Merdeka Tournament 1978
3–2 v Syria 17 Jul 1978 · Merdeka Tournament 1978
0–4 v South Korea 19 Jul 1978 · Merdeka Tournament 1978

After

1–2 v Singapore 23 Jul 1978 · Merdeka Tournament 1978
4–0 v Thailand 26 Jul 1978 · Merdeka Tournament 1978
1–4 v Russia 19 Nov 1978 · Friendly
1–4 v Russia 23 Nov 1978 · Friendly
0–3 v Russia 26 Nov 1978 · Friendly

Road through the tournament

Malaysia

1–3 v South Korea 12 Jul 1978
6–0 v Singapore 14 Jul 1978
2–0 v Thailand 16 Jul 1978
1–0 v Indonesia 16 Jul 1978
1–2 v Iraq 18 Jul 1978
4–1 v Japan 21 Jul 1978
5–2 v Syria 23 Jul 1978

Japan

0–0 v Iraq 13 Jul 1978
1–2 v Indonesia 15 Jul 1978
3–2 v Syria 17 Jul 1978
0–4 v South Korea 19 Jul 1978
1–4 v Malaysia 21 Jul 1978
1–2 v Singapore 23 Jul 1978
4–0 v Thailand 26 Jul 1978

Every Malaysia v Japan match25

From Malaysia's side.


7 Feb 2004	Japan	0–4	Away	Friendly	—
11 Apr 1988	Japan	0–1	Home	AFC Asian Cup qualification 1988	—
1 Aug 1986	Japan	2–1	Home	Merdeka Tournament 1986	—
30 Aug 1981	Japan	0–2	Home	Merdeka Tournament 1981	—
19 Jun 1981	Japan	0–2	Neutral	Korea Cup 1981	—
10 Feb 1981	Japan	1–1	Home	Friendly	—
8 Feb 1981	Japan	1–0	Home	Friendly	—
29 Jun 1979	Japan	1–1	Home	Merdeka Tournament 1979	—
21 Jul 1978	Japan	4–1	Home	Merdeka Tournament 1978	—
22 Aug 1976	Japan	2–0	Home	Merdeka Tournament 1976	—
20 Aug 1976	Japan	2–2	Home	Merdeka Tournament 1976	—
2 Aug 1975	Japan	2–0	Home	Merdeka Tournament 1975	—
5 Sep 1974	Japan	1–1	Neutral	Asian Games 1974	—
22 Jul 1972	Japan	3–1	Home	Merdeka Tournament 1972	—
10 Dec 1970	Japan	0–1	Neutral	Asian Games 1970	—
14 Dec 1966	Japan	0–1	Neutral	Asian Games 1966	—
14 Aug 1965	Japan	2–2	Home	Merdeka Tournament 1965	—
27 Mar 1965	Japan	1–1	Home	Friendly	—
8 Aug 1963	Japan	3–4	Home	Merdeka Tournament 1963	—
8 Sep 1962	Japan	2–2	Home	Merdeka Tournament 1962	—

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