March 2014 ( I ) - Preview

2 friendly matches will be played for this month, both feature PHILIPPINES. One of the match that involve the 'Azkals' will be against fellow SEA rivals MALAYSIA on 1/3/14 at Selayang, Malaysia, with the other is vs Azerbaijan 4 days later at Dubai, United Arab Emirates.  Both matches act as a preparation for the PHILIPPINES challenge to the AFC Challenge Cup this May at the Maldives, while MALAYSIA also use this friendly match for their final AFC Asian Cup qualifier game vs Yemen at a venue yet to be known.

Win for either PHILIPPINES or MALAYSIA will see them earn 80 points with a rating of 80 after 1 match. However, Philippines might top the group later on 5/3/14 if they can beat Azerbaijan, a team under Europe ( UEFA ). A victory for Azkals will see them earn a staggering 320 points. The best case scenario for them is that they can earn a total of 400 points with a rating of 200 after 2 matches, good enough for them to stay on top of the ranking chart for some time.

MALAYSIA VS PHILIPPINES head-to-head record

Number of times meet: 15
MALAYSIA wins: 11 ( 73.33% )
Draws: 3 ( 20% )
PHILIPPINES win: 1 ( 6.67% )
Number of goals MALAYSIA scored: 63 ( 4.2 goals per match )
Number of goals PHILIPPINES scored: 4 ( 0.26 goals per match )

First meet: MALAYSIA 15-1 PHILIPPINES ( 26/8/62, Jakarta, Indonesia. Asian Games )
Last meet: MALAYSIA 0-0 PHILIPPINES ( 1/6/12, Shah Alam, Malaysia. Friendly )

Trivia: Malaysia big win vs Philippines when the first time both of them meet remains the biggest win by the Harimau Malaya to date. While Philippines only win vs Malaysia ( 1991 SEA Games in Manila, 28/11/91 ) remains the only win for them between 15 past meetings.


The friendly match between Philippines and Azerbaijan will be the first time both of them meet each other. The last time Philippines meet an opponent outside of Asia is vs Estonia in a friendly match in Manila on 27/11/97. Estonia won the match 1-0.

February 2014 ( I ) - Results

SINGAPORE  ( Amri ( PEN) 84' ) 1  - 3 Jordan ( Thaer 43', Hayel 58' and Yousseff 90' )

SINGAPORE on top of the table for now after 1 match with zero points and a rating of zero.

Rank - Country - ( Matches - Points - Rating )

     

     

1. Singapore ( 1 - 0 - 0 )

2. Brunei Darussalam ( 0 - 0 - 0 )

3. Cambodia ( 0 - 0 - 0 )

4. Indonesia ( 0 - 0 - 0 )

5. Laos ( 0 - 0 - 0 )

6. Malaysia ( 0 - 0 - 0  )

7. Myanmar ( 0 - 0 - 0 )

8. Phillipines ( 0 - 0 - 0 )

9. Thailand ( 0 - 0 - 0 )

10. Timor Leste ( 0 - 0 - 0 )

11. Vietnam ( 0 - 0 - 0 )

February 2014 ( I ) - Preview

Only one match to be played as scheduled this month, with the Asian Cup Qualifier between SINGAPORE and Jordan. A win for SINGAPORE will put them top of the table with 750 points after 1 match with a rating of 750.

SINGAPORE v Jordan head-to-head record

Number of times meet: 6
Jordan win: 5 ( 83.33 % )
Draw: 0
SINGAPORE win: 1 ( 16.67 % )
Number of goals Jordan scored: 14 ( 2.33 goals per match )
Number of goals SINGAPORE scored: 4 ( 0.66 goals per match )

First meet: Jordan 2-1 SINGAPORE ( 31/1/2008, Zarqa, Jordan. Friendly )
Last meet: Jordan 4-0 SINGAPORE ( 6/2/2013, Amman, Jordan. Asian Cup Qualifier )


Trivia: Singapore only win is a 2-1 victory at the old Kallang National Stadium on 28/1/2009 for the Asian Cup 2011 Qualifier.