Merdeka Tournament 1980

Malaysia 2–1 Kuwait

Wednesday 29 Oct 1980 · Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Malaysia2–1Kuwait

Goals0

No scorers on record for this match.

Elo

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

Malaysia: 1532 → 1543
Kuwait: 1675 → 1664

Expected score for Malaysia: 43.8% (a draw counts half), home advantage included. An upset — the lower-rated side won.

Head to head

Meeting 5 of 13, 1973–2013.

Malaysia wins: 2
Draws: 2
Kuwait wins: 9

Form either side

Malaysia

Before

1–1 v Qatar 23 Sep 1980 · AFC Asian Cup 1980
3–2 v Myanmar 17 Oct 1980 · Merdeka Tournament 1980
2–2 v Thailand 20 Oct 1980 · Merdeka Tournament 1980
1–1 v South Korea 22 Oct 1980 · Merdeka Tournament 1980
1–1 v Indonesia 27 Oct 1980 · Merdeka Tournament 1980

After

2–0 v New Zealand 30 Oct 1980 · Merdeka Tournament 1980
1–2 v Morocco 2 Nov 1980 · Merdeka Tournament 1980
1–0 v Japan 8 Feb 1981 · Friendly
1–1 v Japan 10 Feb 1981 · Friendly
1–1 v Singapore 5 Apr 1981 · Friendly

Kuwait

Before

1–5 v New Zealand 19 Oct 1980 · Merdeka Tournament 1980
3–1 v Myanmar 22 Oct 1980 · Merdeka Tournament 1980
0–1 v Thailand 24 Oct 1980 · Merdeka Tournament 1980
1–2 v Indonesia 25 Oct 1980 · Merdeka Tournament 1980
0–3 v Morocco 27 Oct 1980 · Merdeka Tournament 1980

After

6–0 v Thailand 22 Apr 1981 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1981
4–0 v Malaysia 25 Apr 1981 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1981
2–0 v South Korea 29 Apr 1981 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1981
2–1 v New Zealand 10 Oct 1981 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1981
0–3 v China PR 18 Oct 1981 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1981

Road through the tournament

Malaysia

3–2 v Myanmar 17 Oct 1980
2–2 v Thailand 20 Oct 1980
1–1 v South Korea 22 Oct 1980
1–1 v Indonesia 27 Oct 1980
2–1 v Kuwait 29 Oct 1980
2–0 v New Zealand 30 Oct 1980
1–2 v Morocco 2 Nov 1980

Kuwait

0–3 v South Korea 18 Oct 1980
1–5 v New Zealand 19 Oct 1980
3–1 v Myanmar 22 Oct 1980
0–1 v Thailand 24 Oct 1980
1–2 v Indonesia 25 Oct 1980
0–3 v Morocco 27 Oct 1980
1–2 v Malaysia 29 Oct 1980

Every Malaysia v Kuwait match13

From Malaysia's side.


8 Nov 2013	Kuwait	0–3	Away	Friendly	—
17 Nov 2004	Kuwait	1–6	Away	FIFA World Cup qualification 2004	—
31 Mar 2004	Kuwait	0–2	Home	FIFA World Cup qualification 2004	—
22 Sep 1994	Kuwait	0–2	Home	Friendly	—
14 May 1993	Kuwait	0–2	Neutral	FIFA World Cup qualification 1993	—
1 May 1993	Kuwait	1–1	Home	FIFA World Cup qualification 1993	—
18 Apr 1988	Kuwait	0–5	Home	AFC Asian Cup qualification 1988	—
25 Apr 1981	Kuwait	0–4	Away	FIFA World Cup qualification 1981	—
29 Oct 1980	Kuwait	2–1	Home	Merdeka Tournament 1980	—
18 Sep 1980	Kuwait	1–3	Away	AFC Asian Cup 1980	Group stage
3 Jun 1976	Kuwait	0–2	Neutral	AFC Asian Cup 1976	Group stage
12 Aug 1973	Kuwait	3–1	Home	Merdeka Tournament 1973	—
26 Jul 1973	Kuwait	0–0 (won on pens)	Home	Merdeka Tournament 1973	—

Score: openfootball · Scorers: none · Line-ups: none · Cards: none