Maldives vs Philippines Preview (11 Dec 2019)
Soccer League / Competition: Asia World Cup Qualifying
Maldives vs Philippines match preview: Football World score predictions, betting tips, head-to-head stats (h2h) and possible line-ups (Asia World Cup Qualifying on 14 November 2019)
Maldives vs Philippines Match Preview
Maldives vs Philippines match information
Time: 19:00 (GMT+8) on November 14th
Venue: National Football Stadium
Competition: 2022 FIFA World Cup - AFC 2nd qualification round
In the Group A qualifying for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Asia, the Philippines will visit the stadium of weak team Maldives. This is a relatively easy match for the Southeast Asian team and most likely they will win.
Maldives is the weakest team in Asia, they ranked 154th in the FIFA rankings. Participating in the 2022 World Cup qualifier, the South Asian team only won Guam, the team is much weaker than them and lost quite easily against China and Syria so they are now ranked fourth in Group A. Facing Philippines at home, Maldives' chances of having a point is quite low.
Philippines is ranked 126th in the FIFA rankings, in recent years this team has improved a lot due to the naturalization of players from stronger football backgrounds. In the previous round, the Philippines players made a big surprise when they drew China at home and are having 4 points, ranked 3rd in Group A. Certainly the Southeast Asian team is very excited and confident. It is likely that the team from Southeast Asia will have a victory in this match with a heavy score.
Maldives vs Philippines possible lineups:
Maldives: Mohamed Faisal, Hussain Sifaau Yoosuf, Mohamed Irufaan, Ahmed Numan, Haisham Hassan, Ibrahim Aisham, Hussain Nihan, Mohamed Naim, Ibrahim Mahudhee Hussain, Ali Ashfaq, Mohamed Hamza.
Philippines: Falkesgaard, Steuble, Sato, Silva, Strauss, Ingreso, Ramsay, Schrock, Reichelt, Javier Patino, Guirado.
Maldives vs Philippines Prediction
Correct Score: 1-3
Maldives vs Philippines head-to-head results
| Match Time | Home | Score | Away | League |
| Sep 03, 2015 | Philippines | 2-0 | Maldives | International Friendly |
| May 27, 2014 | Maldives | 2-2 | Philippines | AFC Challenge Cup |
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H2H Forms of Maldives
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Maldives recent results (HOME & AWAY)
| Match Time | Home | Score | Away | League |
| Oct 10, 2019 | 1Syria | 2-1 | Maldives | Asia World Cup Qualifying |
| Sep 10, 2019 | 1Maldives | 0-5 | China | Asia World Cup Qualifying |
| Sep 05, 2019 | 1Guam Island | 0-1 | Maldives | Asia World Cup Qualifying |
| Nov 03, 2018 | Malaysia | 3-0 | Maldives | International Friendly |
| Sep 15, 2018 | Maldives | 2-1 | India | International Friendly |
| Sep 12, 2018 | Nepal | 0-3 | Maldives | South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup |
| Sep 09, 2018 | India | 2-0 | Maldives | South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup |
| Sep 07, 2018 | Maldives | 0-0 | Sri Lanka | South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup |
| Mar 28, 2018 | Maldives | 7-0 | Bhutan | Asian Cup |
| Mar 23, 2018 | Singapore | 3-2 | Maldives | International Friendly |
Maldives RECENT forms
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Maldives recent results (HOME)
| Match Time | Home | Score | Away | League |
| Sep 10, 2019 | 1Maldives | 0-5 | China | Asia World Cup Qualifying |
| Sep 15, 2018 | Maldives | 2-1 | India | International Friendly |
| Sep 07, 2018 | Maldives | 0-0 | Sri Lanka | South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup |
| Mar 28, 2018 | Maldives | 7-0 | Bhutan | Asian Cup |
| Oct 11, 2017 | Maldives | 1-3 | Oman | Asian Cup |
| Mar 29, 2017 | Maldives | 0-3 | Palestine | Asian Cup |
| Sep 07, 2016 | Maldives | 4-0 | Laos | Asian Cup |
| Jun 03, 2016 | Maldives | 0-2 | Yemen | Asian Cup |
| Mar 29, 2016 | Maldives | 4-2 | Bhutan | Asia World Cup Qualifying |
| Jan 19, 2016 | Maldives | 1-4 | Nepal | International Friendly |
Maldives HOME forms
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Philippines recent results (HOME & AWAY)
| Match Time | Home | Score | Away | League |
| Oct 15, 2019 | Philippines | 0-0 | China | Asia World Cup Qualifying |
| Sep 10, 2019 | Guam Island | 1-4 | Philippines | Asia World Cup Qualifying |
| Sep 05, 2019 | Philippines | 2-5 | Syria | Asia World Cup Qualifying |
| Jun 07, 2019 | China | 2-0 | Philippines1 | International Friendly |
| Jan 16, 2019 | Kyrgyzstan | 3-1 | Philippines | Asian Cup |
| Jan 11, 2019 | Philippines | 0-3 | China | Asian Cup |
| Jan 07, 2019 | South Korea | 1-0 | Philippines | Asian Cup |
| Dec 31, 2018 | Philippines | 2-4 | Vietnam | International Friendly |
| Dec 06, 2018 | Vietnam | 2-1 | Philippines | AFF Cup |
| Dec 02, 2018 | Philippines | 1-2 | Vietnam | AFF Cup |
Philippines RECENT forms
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Philippines recent results (AWAY)
| Match Time | Home | Score | Away | League |
| Sep 10, 2019 | Guam Island | 1-4 | Philippines | Asia World Cup Qualifying |
| Jun 07, 2019 | China | 2-0 | Philippines1 | International Friendly |
| Jan 16, 2019 | Kyrgyzstan | 3-1 | Philippines | Asian Cup |
| Jan 07, 2019 | South Korea | 1-0 | Philippines | Asian Cup |
| Dec 06, 2018 | Vietnam | 2-1 | Philippines | AFF Cup |
| Nov 25, 2018 | Indonesia | 0-0 | Philippines | AFF Cup |
| Nov 17, 2018 | Timor Leste | 2-3 | Philippines | AFF Cup |
| Oct 13, 2018 | Oman | 1-1 | Philippines | International Friendly |
| Oct 05, 2018 | Bangladesh | 0-1 | Philippines | International Friendly |
| Oct 03, 2018 | Laos | 1-3 | Philippines | International Friendly |
Philippines AWAY forms
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Group A table & standings
| Group A | FC/Team | M | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Forms |
| 1 | Syria | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 9 | WWW |
| 2 | China | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 7 | DWW |
| 3 | Philippines | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 4 | DWL |
| 4 | Maldives | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -5 | 3 | LLW |
| 5 | Guam Island | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 16 | -15 | 0 | LLLL |