Head to head

Bahrain vs Malaysia

If they played today

Bahrain at home

53% / 24% / 23%

Bahrain win / draw / Malaysia win

Bahrain–Malaysia

1–1 11.4%
1–0 11.1%
2–1 9.7%
2–0 9.4%
0–1 6.7%

Neutral venue

45% / 26% / 30%

Bahrain win / draw / Malaysia win

Bahrain–Malaysia

1–1 12.2%
1–0 10.4%
2–1 9.1%
0–1 8.1%
2–0 7.8%

Malaysia at home

37% / 26% / 37%

Bahrain win / draw / Malaysia win

Bahrain–Malaysia

1–1 12.6%
0–1 9.7%
1–0 9.7%
1–2 8.2%
2–1 8.2%

Probabilities come from each team's current Elo rating, so they answer “if they met today” rather than predicting a scheduled fixture. See the methodology for how the model works and where it is weakest.

Elo since debut

Side by side

	Bahrain	Malaysia
Current Elo	1541	1441
Elo rank	97th	135th
Peak Elo	1725 (2009)	1641 (1977)
Matches played	584	841
All-time record	207W 154D 223L	330W 192D 319L
Goals for	725	1370
Goals against	756	1218
Biggest win	10–0 vs Indonesia · 2012-02-29 · FIFA World Cup qualification	15–1 vs Philippines · 1962-08-26 · Asian Games
Biggest loss	1–10 vs Iraq · 1966-04-05 · Arab Cup	0–10 vs United Arab Emirates · 2015-09-03 · FIFA World Cup qualification
Neither team has qualified for a World Cup
AFC Asian Cups won	0	0
Expected AFC Asian Cups	0.17	0.10

When they've met

Meetings

Bahrain 8W 4D 2L

Goals

26–15

Bahrain first

First meeting

1–3

Malaysia won · 1977-09-08 · Korea Cup

Most recent

1–0

Bahrain won · 2024-01-20 · AFC Asian Cup

Bahrain's biggest win

4–1

2007-10-21 · FIFA World Cup qualification

Malaysia's biggest win

3–1

1977-09-08 · Korea Cup

Most common result

1–0

Bahrain first · twice, last 2024-01-20

Current run

Unbeaten in 12

Bahrain · since 1980-08-25

14 meetings

Date	Score	Venue	Competition
2024-01-20	1–0	Neutral	AFC Asian Cup
2022-06-11	2–1	Malaysia home	AFC Asian Cup qualification
2021-05-28	2–0	Bahrain home	Friendly
2013-11-15	1–0	Bahrain home	AFC Asian Cup qualification
2013-10-15	1–1	Malaysia home	AFC Asian Cup qualification
2007-10-28	0–0	Malaysia home	FIFA World Cup qualification
2007-10-21	4–1	Bahrain home	FIFA World Cup qualification
2003-10-22	3–1	Bahrain home	AFC Asian Cup qualification
2003-10-12	2–2	Malaysia home	AFC Asian Cup qualification
2001-06-21	4–2	Malaysia home	Merdeka Tournament
1985-06-03	3–1	Neutral	Korea Cup
1980-08-25	1–1	Neutral	Korea Cup
1978-09-09	1–2	Neutral	Korea Cup
1977-09-08	1–3	Neutral	Korea Cup