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Head to head

Japan vs Malaysia

If they played today

Japan at home
83% / 12% / 5%
Japan win / draw / Malaysia win
Japan–Malaysia
  • 2–0 16.0%
  • 3–0 13.7%
  • 1–0 12.5%
  • 4–0 8.8%
  • 2–1 7.3%
Neutral venue
77% / 15% / 7%
Japan win / draw / Malaysia win
Japan–Malaysia
  • 2–0 14.6%
  • 1–0 12.3%
  • 3–0 11.5%
  • 2–1 8.6%
  • 1–1 7.3%
Malaysia at home
70% / 18% / 11%
Japan win / draw / Malaysia win
Japan–Malaysia
  • 2–0 13.0%
  • 1–0 12.1%
  • 2–1 9.4%
  • 3–0 9.4%
  • 1–1 8.7%

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

 JapanMalaysia
Current Elo19731441
Elo rank15th135th
Peak Elo2012 (2026)1641 (1977)
Matches played794841
All-time record391W 167D 236L330W 192D 319L
Goals for14511370
Goals against9151218
Biggest win14–0 vs Mongolia · 2021-03-30 · FIFA World Cup qualification15–1 vs Philippines · 1962-08-26 · Asian Games
Biggest loss2–15 vs Philippines · 1917-05-10 · Far Eastern Championship Games0–10 vs United Arab Emirates · 2015-09-03 · FIFA World Cup qualification
World Cups won00
Expected World Cups0.160.00
AFC Asian Cups won40
Expected AFC Asian Cups1.470.10

When they've met

Meetings
25
Japan 9W 7D 9L
Goals
38–42
Japan first
First meeting
2–6
Malaysia won · 1958-12-28 · Friendly
Most recent
4–0
Japan won · 2004-02-07 · Friendly
Japan's biggest win
4–0
2004-02-07 · Friendly
Malaysia's biggest win
6–2
1958-12-28 · Friendly
Most common result
1–1
Japan first · 4 times, last 1981-02-10
Current run
Won last 2
Japan · since 1988-04-11
25 meetings
DateScoreVenueCompetition
2004-02-074–0Japan homeFriendly
1988-04-111–0Malaysia homeAFC Asian Cup qualification
1986-08-011–2Malaysia homeMerdeka Tournament
1981-08-302–0Malaysia homeMerdeka Tournament
1981-06-192–0NeutralKorea Cup
1981-02-101–1Malaysia homeFriendly
1981-02-080–1Malaysia homeFriendly
1979-06-291–1Malaysia homeMerdeka Tournament
1978-07-211–4Malaysia homeMerdeka Tournament
1976-08-220–2Malaysia homeMerdeka Tournament
1976-08-202–2Malaysia homeMerdeka Tournament
1975-08-020–2Malaysia homeMerdeka Tournament
1974-09-051–1NeutralAsian Games
1972-07-221–3Malaysia homeMerdeka Tournament
1970-12-101–0NeutralAsian Games
1966-12-141–0NeutralAsian Games
1965-08-142–2Malaysia homeMerdeka Tournament
1965-03-271–1Malaysia homeFriendly
1963-08-084–3Malaysia homeMerdeka Tournament
1962-09-082–2Malaysia homeMerdeka Tournament
1961-08-022–3Malaysia homeMerdeka Tournament
1961-05-283–2Japan homeFriendly
1960-08-050–3Malaysia homeMerdeka Tournament
1959-01-043–1NeutralFriendly
1958-12-282–6Malaysia homeFriendly