Merdeka Tournament 1978

Malaysia 5–2 Syria

Sunday 23 Jul 1978 · Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Malaysia5–2Syria

Goals0

No scorers on record for this match.

Elo

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

Malaysia: 1558 → 1566
Syria: 1457 → 1449

Expected score for Malaysia: 76.1% (a draw counts half), home advantage included.

Head to head

Meeting 1 of 5, 1978–2024.

Malaysia wins: 2
Draws: 2
Syria wins: 1

Form either side

Malaysia

Before

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
4–1 v Japan 21 Jul 1978 · Merdeka Tournament 1978

After

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
1–2 v Thailand 17 Dec 1978 · Asian Games 1978

Syria

Before

0–1 v Algeria 26 Feb 1978 · Friendly
0–1 v Indonesia 13 Jul 1978 · Merdeka Tournament 1978
1–2 v Iraq 15 Jul 1978 · Merdeka Tournament 1978
2–3 v Japan 17 Jul 1978 · Merdeka Tournament 1978
1–3 v Thailand 20 Jul 1978 · Merdeka Tournament 1978

After

1–4 v Singapore 25 Jul 1978 · Merdeka Tournament 1978
0–2 v South Korea 27 Jul 1978 · Merdeka Tournament 1978
2–1 v Tunisia 19 Dec 1978 · Friendly
0–0 v Iran 17 Sep 1980 · AFC Asian Cup 1980
1–0 v Bangladesh 19 Sep 1980 · AFC Asian Cup 1980

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

Syria

0–1 v Indonesia 13 Jul 1978
1–2 v Iraq 15 Jul 1978
2–3 v Japan 17 Jul 1978
1–3 v Thailand 20 Jul 1978
2–5 v Malaysia 23 Jul 1978
1–4 v Singapore 25 Jul 1978
0–2 v South Korea 27 Jul 1978

Every Malaysia v Syria match5

From Malaysia's side.


8 Jan 2024	Syria	2–2	Neutral	Friendly	—
6 Sep 2023	Syria	2–2	Neutral	Friendly	—
22 Aug 2017	Syria	1–2	Home	Friendly	—
30 Dec 2009	Syria	4–1	Home	Friendly	—
23 Jul 1978	Syria	5–2	Home	Merdeka Tournament 1978	—

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