Jason Collins
Dailysports's expert
Tajikistan
Philippines
Among the friendlies scheduled for September 8, it makes sense to pay attention to the confrontation between Tajikistan and the Philippines, it will be a battle for third place in the Merdeka Cup. Exclusive prediction for this meeting prepared by Dailysports experts.
Tajikistan
Team Tajikistan came to this tournament to defend the title, but already in the semifinals they lost to Lebanon with a score of 0:1, the only goal was conceded in the opening game.
Prior to that, the team played in World Cup qualifying, where they finished third in their quartet, trailing Jordan and Saudi Arabia. In general, the Tajiks have not been performing well of late, which could be the reason for the failure in the last match.
Philippines
Soccer team of the Philippines is not famous for great traditions, in the semifinals of this tournament, the team lost to the hosts and organizers Malaysia with a score of 1:2, although they played decently, and the decisive goal was conceded in the middle of the second half with a penalty kick.
The national team has a prolonged series of failures, as the said defeat was the fifth in a row. In their World Cup qualification group, the Philippines were hopelessly last, having scored only one point in six meetings, and they fought with such teams as: Iraq, Indonesia and Vietnam.
Interesting facts about the match and history of head-to-head meetings
- Statistics show that the rivals have played five times, in three cases the Philippines won, in one case a draw was recorded and one victory was won by the Tajiks.
- Tajikistan won only one meeting out of the last six, and the Philippines on a series of five defeats.
- Quotes for the match are as follows: W1 - 1.48, X - 4.56, W2 - 6.3.
Tajikistan vs Philippines Prediction
In this pair, the national team of Tajikistan is the favorite, although both opponents are approaching this confrontation in poor form. High level soccer should not be expected here, quite promising looks bet on the total of less than 2.5 goals scored for a working odds.
