The Malaysian team will have a match against the Vietnamese team on June 10, within the framework of the 2027 Asian Cup qualifiers. Coach Peter Cklamovski's team is determined to make the most of their home field advantage to defeat the Vietnamese team.
If they win the upcoming match at Bukit Jalil Stadium, the Malaysian team will have the opportunity to qualify for the 2027 Asian Cup. However, this goal is not easy to achieve when Harimau Malaya has a very poor head-to-head record with the team in the same region.
Since the 2-4 defeat to Malaysia in the second leg of the AFF Cup semi-finals in 2014, the Vietnamese team has been unbeaten in the 8 consecutive meetings with the opponent. Of which, the Vietnamese team won 7 matches and only drew 1 match.
At the AFF Cup 2016, coach Huu Thang's Vietnam team beat Malaysia 1-0 in the group stage. Trong Hoang scored the only goal of the match.
At the 2018 AFF Cup, the two teams met in 3 matches. In the group stage, Vietnam won 2-0 at My Dinh Stadium with 2 goals from Cong Phuong and Anh Duc.
In the final round at Bukit Jalil, two teams drew 2-2. In the final round, Mr. Duc scored only from Quang Hai's pass, helping Vietnam win 1-0 and crowned the championship. At the AFF Cup 2020, Quang Hai and his teammates continue to defeat Malaysia 3-0 in the group stage.
In the 2022 World Cup qualifiers, the Vietnam team under the leadership of coach Park Hang-seo also defeated the Malaysia team twice with scores of 1-0 and 2-1 respectively.
The last meeting between the two teams took place on December 27, 2022, at the AFF Cup in the same year. At that time, the Vietnamese team beat Malaysia 3-0 thanks to goals from Tien Linh, Hoang Duc and Que Ngoc Hai.
After nearly 3 years of meeting, both teams have had many changes in both player force and coaching position. The Malaysian team has now naturalized many quality players, with 7 new faces since the beginning of 2025.
In addition to the poor head-to-head record, the performance of the Malaysian team in recent times has not been highly appreciated. In the last 5 international matches, the Malaysian team only won 1 match, drew 2 and lost 2.
Meanwhile, the Vietnamese team has won the last 7 international matches. Quang Hai and his teammates have maintained their impressive form since winning the 2024 ASEAN Cup.
