Comments on U23 Thailand vs U23 Malaysia, 7:30 p.m. September 9: War Elephants keep their place

TPO - Football commentary U23 Thailand vs U23 Malaysia, U23 Asia qualifiers - Team information, expected lineup, form, head-to-head history. With a stronger force and home field advantage, U23 Thailand understands that they must win to keep their ticket to the U23 Asia finals.

Comments before the match U23 Thailand vs U23 Malaysia

Before the final match, Thailand had 4 points and Malaysia had 3. For U23 Thailand, their mission was 3 points. If they won, this team would almost certainly advance, but with a draw and a loss, the door to elimination was wide open before their eyes.

Meanwhile, after defeating Mongolia 7-0 in the second match of Group F of the U23 Asian qualifiers, U23 Malaysia has opened up the opportunity to advance to the next round. At this time, they also face the task of having to beat U23 Thailand.

Nothing but a win would help the Tigers advance. If that happens, U23 Malaysia will pocket 6 points and most likely finish second in Group F. And they will have to compare the additional index with the other second-placed teams.

There are two necessary and sufficient conditions for U23 Malaysia to advance. First, they must defeat Thailand, second, Malaysia hopes that at least 7 other second-placed teams with worse results than them will be able to squeeze into the group of 4 best second-placed teams, with a wildcard ticket to the U23 Asian Cup finals.

Before thinking about sufficient conditions, Thailand U23 must certainly fulfill the necessary conditions. Coach Nafuzi reminded his players: "We have won 3 very important points after losing to Lebanon. The players have returned with extraordinary spirit and the 7-0 result against Mongolia is a great victory, extremely valuable."

Coach Nafuzi wants to inspire his students

Form, history of confrontations between U23 Thailand vs U23 Malaysia

“But there is only one way for us to move forward, which is to beat Thailand in the final match. We know Thailand's strength, but in football, anything can happen. The important thing is that we have to try hard and be confident. And I believe that by beating Mongolia, the players' confidence will definitely increase. However, we need to really focus and prepare well to face Thailand,” the coach of U23 Malaysia declared.

There is always a gap between theory and practice. Coach Nafuzi is motivating his players but still has to admit that U23 Malaysia is considered much weaker than U23 Thailand.

The War Elephants are the 3rd ranked team in the 2025 Southeast Asian Championship while U23 Malaysia couldn’t even get past the group stage. In the last 4 matches, Malaysia lost 3. Looking further, in the last 10 matches, they lost 7. Even Singapore, which is weaker, Malaysia also lost...

Not stopping there, in the last 5 encounters, U23 Thailand has 3 wins, U23 Malaysia only got 1 win. They also did not score any goals against U23 Thailand in the last 3 encounters.

Besides, there is the quality of the squad. The Thais are still rated higher while the young stars of Malaysia are being stunted because the naturalized force is taking up space in the national championship. There are too many problems that Malaysia is facing. Coach Nafuzi wants to solve them with spirit. But I am afraid that just like that is not enough...

Expected lineup U23 Thailand vs U23 Malaysia

U 23 Thailand : Chommaphat Boonlert, Pattaraphon Suksa-kid, Pol-ake Maneekorn, Waris Chuthong, Chanapat Buaphan, Chanon Thamma, Sittha Bunlha, Chaipol Odton, Seksan Ratree, Yoskorn Burapha, Thanawut Phochai

Malaysia U23: Zulhilmi, Aysar Hadi, Ubaidullah, Shafizan, Muhammad, Aiman ​​Yusuf, Haiqal Haqeemi, Fergus Tierney, Alif, Haqimi Azin, Aliff Izwan

Score prediction: U23 Thailand 2-0 U23 Malaysia

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