Afghanistan vs Maldives: result 4-1 and analysis
SAFF ChampionshipGroup Stage - 3Kick-off on December 28, 2015 at 01:00 PM (UTC)Arslan Zeki Demirci Spor Kompleksi Stadyumu, Side
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What was the result of Afghanistan vs Maldives?
Afghanistan won 4-1 on December 28, 2015.
Goalscorers
- 20′Faysal ShayestehAfghanistan
- 32′Ali FasirMaldives
- 34′Omid PopalzayAfghanistan
- 51′Ahmad Arash HatifiAfghanistan
- 54′Omid PopalzayAfghanistan
Official lineup for Afghanistan vs Maldives
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Afghanistan
- 8Faysal Shayesteh
- 7Zubayr Amiri
- 17Mustafa Zazai
- 18Ahmad Arash Hatifi
- 19Omid Popalzay
- 28Fardin Hakimi
- 44Omid Homauoni
- 3Hassan Amin
- 4Roholla Iqbalzadeh
- 6Anoush Dastgir
- 1Ovays Azizi
Maldives
- 6Mohamed Arif
- 9Asadhulla Abdulla
- 11Naiz Hassan
- 13Ali Fasir
- 14Ahmed Nashid
- 10Ismail Easa
- 2Ali Samooh
- 4Ahmed Abdulla
- 8Ali Samdhooh Mohamed
- 17Shafiu Ahmed
- 22Imran Mohamed
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Afghanistan have 7 wins, 3 draws and 5 defeats; Maldives have 4, 3 and 8.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 26, 2015 | Bhutan(away) | 3-0 | SAFF Championship |
| Dec 24, 2015 | Bangladesh(home) | 4-0 | SAFF Championship |
| Nov 12, 2015 | Cambodia(home) | 3-0 | World Cup - Qualification Asia |
| Oct 13, 2015 | Syria(away) | 2-5 | World Cup - Qualification Asia |
| Oct 8, 2015 | Singapore(away) | 0-1 | World Cup - Qualification Asia |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 26, 2015 | Bangladesh(away) | 3-1 | SAFF Championship |
| Dec 24, 2015 | Bhutan(home) | 3-1 | SAFF Championship |
| Nov 12, 2015 | Hong Kong(home) | 0-1 | World Cup - Qualification Asia |
| Oct 13, 2015 | Qatar(away) | 0-4 | World Cup - Qualification Asia |
| Oct 8, 2015 | Bhutan(away) | 4-3 | World Cup - Qualification Asia |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 2 meetings: 0 Afghanistan wins, 2 draws, 0 Maldives wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| May 29, 2014 | Afghanistan 1-1 Maldives | AFC Challenge Cup |
| Sep 6, 2013 | Afghanistan 0-0 Maldives | SAFF Championship |
Last archived meeting: Afghanistan vs Maldives on May 29, 2014
How many goals should we expect?
Afghanistan score 1.3 and concede 1.5 goals per match over their last 15; Maldives score 1.1 and concede 1.6.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 1.3 | 1.5 | 8 | 3/15 | 7/15 |
| Maldives | 1.1 | 1.6 | 3 | 6/15 | 7/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
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