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.
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