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
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 win(s), 0 draw(s), 0 Bhutan win(s).
| 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.
How does Footlab compute this prediction?
The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy