Laos v Malaysia Tips

Malaysia top the group, having won both games so far, and will be far too good for a Laos side thrashed 5-0 by Vietnam.

Malaysia beat Nepal 2-0, and Laos beat them 2-1. Therefore, I see them as being fairly close and a closer match than the odds suggest. With Laos at home, try a draw.

Laos are massive outsiders, but striker Bounphachan Bounkong can exploit defensive lapses. Malaysia are dominant, yet variance in qualifiers makes 26.00 a speculative but intriguing long??'shot.

They are the stronger side and come into the match in good form, having won 3 of their last 5 fixtures, including a commanding 4-0 victory over Vietnam.

With the home advantage for Laos, I think that we can bet on a match with under 2.5 goals here. Laos are now in a bad mood, and they have only 1 victory in their last 10 matches. Malaysia played against Palestine in their last match, and the match finished with only one goal.

BTTS looks like the value bet at 2.38. Malaysia are bankers to win the match. They have won the 4 previous head-to-heads played at Laos. Although winning the matches, Laos did manage to score in all 4 matches.

Malaysia should win this. They have won both games so far, keeping a clean sheet, while Laos lost 5-0 to Vietnam.

Malaysia to win and BTTS looks like the value bet at 3.00. They are ranked much higher than Laos, and they have won their opening 2 group matches, scoring 6 goals and conceding 0. Laos have won 1 and lost 1, scoring 2 goals and conceding 6. In the last 4 head-to-heads between these two teams played at Laos, Malaysia won all 4 matches, but Laos scored in all 4 matches.