Merdeka Tournament 1980

Malaysia 2–0 New Zealand

Thursday 30 Oct 1980 · Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Malaysia2–0New Zealand

Goals0

No scorers on record for this match.

Elo

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

Malaysia: 1543 → 1555
New Zealand: 1576 → 1564

Expected score for Malaysia: 59.5% (a draw counts half), home advantage included. An upset — the lower-rated side won.

Head to head

Meeting 2 of 13, 1967–2024.

Malaysia wins: 2
Draws: 2
New Zealand wins: 9

Form either side

Malaysia

Before

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
2–1 v Kuwait 29 Oct 1980 · Merdeka Tournament 1980

After

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
1–2 v Singapore 17 Apr 1981 · Friendly

New Zealand

Before

5–1 v Kuwait 19 Oct 1980 · Merdeka Tournament 1980
0–0 v Indonesia 21 Oct 1980 · Merdeka Tournament 1980
1–1 v Myanmar 24 Oct 1980 · Merdeka Tournament 1980
0–3 v Morocco 26 Oct 1980 · Merdeka Tournament 1980
1–1 v Thailand 28 Oct 1980 · Merdeka Tournament 1980

After

3–3 v Australia 25 Apr 1981 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1981
4–0 v Fiji 3 May 1981 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1981
0–0 v Taiwan 7 May 1981 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1981
2–0 v Indonesia 11 May 1981 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1981
2–0 v Australia 16 May 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

New Zealand

2–1 v South Korea 15 Oct 1980
5–1 v Kuwait 19 Oct 1980
0–0 v Indonesia 21 Oct 1980
1–1 v Myanmar 24 Oct 1980
0–3 v Morocco 26 Oct 1980
1–1 v Thailand 28 Oct 1980
0–2 v Malaysia 30 Oct 1980

Every Malaysia v New Zealand match13

From Malaysia's side.


14 Oct 2024	New Zealand	0–4	Away	Friendly	—
23 Feb 2006	New Zealand	1–2	Away	Friendly	—
19 Feb 2006	New Zealand	0–1	Away	Friendly	—
19 Aug 2000	New Zealand	0–2	Home	Merdeka Tournament 2000	—
13 Aug 2000	New Zealand	0–0	Home	Merdeka Tournament 2000	—
3 Jul 1999	New Zealand	1–5	Home	Friendly	—
1 Jul 1999	New Zealand	2–1	Home	Friendly	—
8 Apr 1984	New Zealand	0–0	Away	Friendly	—
3 Apr 1984	New Zealand	1–6	Away	Friendly	—
31 Mar 1984	New Zealand	0–2	Away	Friendly	—
4 Sep 1981	New Zealand	0–1	Home	Merdeka Tournament 1981	—
30 Oct 1980	New Zealand	2–0	Home	Merdeka Tournament 1980	—
16 Nov 1967	New Zealand	2–8	Home	Friendly	—

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