Maldives vs Bhutan: result 4-2 and analysis
World Cup - Qualification Asia2nd Round - 10Kick-off on March 29, 2016 at 05:00 PM (UTC)National Football Stadium (Maldives), Malé, North Malé Atoll, Kaafu Atoll
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What was the result of Maldives vs Bhutan?
Maldives won 4-2 on March 29, 2016.
Goalscorers
- 7′C. GyeltshenBhutan
- 37′Asadhulla AbdullaMaldives
- 49′Tshering DorjiBhutan (pen.)
- 82′Ali AshfaqMaldives (pen.)
- 88′Naiz HassanMaldives
- 90′Ali AshfaqMaldives
Official lineup for Maldives vs Bhutan
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Maldives
- AAli Ashfaq
- AAsadhulla Abdulla
- AAhmed Nashid
- IIsmail Easa
- HHamza Mohamed
- AAshadh Ali
- AAhmed Abdulla
- SShafiu Ahmed
- AAli Samdhooh Mohamed
- AAli Samooh
- IImran Mohamed
Bhutan
- MMan Bahadur Gurung
- DDawa Tshering
- CC. Gyeltshen
- DD. Subba
- BBiren Basnet
- CChimi Dorji
- KKarma Shedrup Tshering
- TTshering Dorji
- TT. Wangdi
- LL. Dorji
- HH. Gurung
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Maldives have 4 wins, 2 draws and 9 defeats; Bhutan have 2, 0 and 13.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 24, 2016 | China(away) | 0-4 | World Cup - Qualification Asia |
| Dec 31, 2015 | India(away) | 2-3 | SAFF Championship |
| Dec 28, 2015 | Afghanistan(away) | 1-4 | SAFF Championship |
| Dec 26, 2015 | Bangladesh(away) | 3-1 | SAFF Championship |
| Dec 24, 2015 | Bhutan(home) | 3-1 | SAFF Championship |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 28, 2015 | Bangladesh(home) | 0-3 | SAFF Championship |
| Dec 26, 2015 | Afghanistan(home) | 0-3 | SAFF Championship |
| Dec 24, 2015 | Maldives(away) | 1-3 | SAFF Championship |
| Nov 17, 2015 | Qatar(home) | 0-3 | World Cup - Qualification Asia |
| Nov 12, 2015 | China(away) | 0-12 | World Cup - Qualification Asia |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 3 meetings: 3 Maldives wins, 0 draws, 0 Bhutan wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 24, 2015 | Maldives 3-1 Bhutan | SAFF Championship |
| Oct 8, 2015 | Bhutan 3-4 Maldives | World Cup - Qualification Asia |
| Sep 4, 2013 | Bhutan 2-8 Maldives | SAFF Championship |
How many goals should we expect?
Maldives score 1.2 and concede 2.1 goals per match over their last 15; Bhutan score 0.7 and concede 4.9.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maldives | 1.2 | 2.1 | 2 | 7/15 | 9/15 |
| Bhutan | 0.7 | 4.9 | 1 | 5/15 | 13/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
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