Malaysia - Vietnam Prediction (8pm today): Looking for victory in Bukit Jalil

*The match between Vietnam and Malaysia in the 2027 Asian Cup qualifiers will take place at 8:00 p.m. tonight (June 10, Vietnam time) at Bukit Jalil Stadium (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia). Dan Tri will report this match live.

The Malaysian national team has undergone a dramatic change in the past few days. The team nicknamed Harimau Malaya has added many naturalized players.

Nhận định Malaysia - Việt Nam (20h hôm nay): Tìm chiến thắng ở Bukit Jalil - 1 — The Malaysian team has high hopes for naturalized players (Photo: FAM).

Notably, among the newly naturalized Malaysian players, there are some faces with quite high transfer values, up to millions of euros, such as center back Facundo Garces (of Argentine origin), striker Joao Figueiredo (of Brazilian origin) and striker Imanol Machuca (of Argentine origin).

With these players, the Malaysian team is expected by fans and the football world to transform. However, whether this team can transform so quickly that it can surpass the Vietnamese team in a short time is another story.

Football is a team sport . No matter how good a player is, he still needs the support of his teammates. No matter how famous a superstar player is, he still needs time to adapt to a new environment and a new team.

Furthermore, the new naturalized Malaysian players are not yet at the level of world- class superstars. How well they can integrate into the new environment and new team is still a big question mark.

Nhận định Malaysia - Việt Nam (20h hôm nay): Tìm chiến thắng ở Bukit Jalil - 2 — The match between Vietnam and Malaysia is expected to be very hot (Photo: Tien Tuan).

On the contrary, the Vietnamese team has these factors. Coach Kim Sang Sik's team has a high level of understanding, after playing together in many international tournaments.

In particular, the group of pillars of the Vietnamese team such as Quang Hai, Hoang Duc, Tien Linh, Duy Manh, Bui Tien Dung understand each other so well that they can predict the movements and directions of their teammates before making appropriate passes.

The above players have played together from the U23 team to the national team for the past 6-7 years. Therefore, coordination is not currently a problem for the Vietnam team.

We ourselves have also learned a lesson after the defeat against the naturalized players of Indonesia in early 2024. At that time, the team of coach Philippe Troussier (French) could not gather the best force, chose the wrong playing style and personnel to confront the opponent's players, so we lost.

Currently, coach Kim Sang Sik's Vietnam team is built in a tighter direction, with a more balanced lineup between attack and defense, between technical factors and strength. Therefore, at this time, the Vietnam team is not afraid of the naturalized players of Malaysia.

Playing to their full potential, coach Kim Sang Sik's team will defeat Harimau Malaya right on their opponent's field.

Expected lineup:

Malaysian team: Azri Ghani, Matthew Davies, Dion Cools, Facundo Garces, Gabriel Palmero, Endrick, Stuart Wilkin, Hector Hevel, Rodrigo Holgado, Joao Figueiredo, Imanol Machuca.

Vietnam team: Nguyen Dinh Trieu, Do Duy Manh, Nguyen Thanh Chung, Bui Tien Dung, Cao Pendant Quang Vinh, Truong Tien Anh, Nguyen Hoang Duc, Nguyen Duc Chien, Nguyen Quang Hai, Nguyen Hai Long, Pham Tuan Hai.

Prediction: Vietnam team wins 2-1.