Indonesia vs Malaysia
Indonesia will begin the qualifying round of Group G with an epic match against Malaysia. They play host on Thursday (5/9) at the GBK Stadium. The meeting of the two national teams this time became a stage for naturalized players.
From the host camp, Indonesia will bring a total of 24 players. In the list there is the name Osas Saha who had appeared with the U17 and U20 national teams of Nigeria, followed by Victor Igbonevo and Greg Nwokolo from the same country, while Beto Goncalves came from Brazil, and Stefano Lilipaly is a descendant born in the Netherlands.
Turning to the stronghold of Malaysia, coach Tan Cheng Hoe has prepared 27 names to be brought to GBK. Among them, there are four foreign players, namely Matthew Davies, Dominic Tan, La’vere Corbin-Ong, and Mohamadou Sumareh. In addition, Liridon Krasniqi and Guilherme de Paula also planned to be transported, but the Malaysian Football Federation (FAM) failed to complete the administrative process.
In the previous round, Malaysia defeated Timor Leste with a striking score, winning 7-1 as the host, then 1-5 as the visitors. However, the game against Indonesia always presents a different challenge where they always lost the last two visits with a score of 2-0 and 3-0. The host is also in positive condition after defeating Vanuatu with a score of 6-0 in his last trial match.
Indonesia will perform an all-out effort to win full points in tomorrow’s match. Because the home game against Malaysia provides the greatest chance of victory than a duel against other participants, namely Thailand, Vietnam, and the UAE. A series of foreign players in each camp will provide a different color, and Indonesia will benefit from the role of the host.
Our Prediction: Over 2.5
Odds: 1.20