AFCON Qualification · Sunday 15 April 1979 · Blantyre, Malawi
Malawi 0–2 Zambia (15 Apr 1979): Result & Goals
Pre-match prediction
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Match facts
- This is meeting number 25 between Malawi and Zambia.
- Head-to-head before this game: Malawi 4 wins, Zambia 18, 2 draws.
- Previous meeting: Malawi 3–2 Zambia on 19 November 1978 (CECAFA Senior Challenge Cup).
- Malawi won 4 of their last 5 matches before this game, scoring 13 goals.
- Zambia won 3 of their last 5 matches before this game, scoring 20 goals.
- Elo ratings before kick-off: Malawi 1519, Zambia 1652 — an evenly matched game.
Malawi: last 5 matches
- 5–1 vs Madagascar17 Dec 1978 · AFCON Qualification
- 1–2 vs Madagascar3 Dec 1978 · AFCON Qualification
- 3–2 vs Zambia19 Nov 1978 · CECAFA Senior Challenge Cup
- 2–0 vs Kenya17 Nov 1978 · CECAFA Senior Challenge Cup
- 2–1 vs Zambia11 Nov 1978 · CECAFA Senior Challenge Cup
Zambia: last 5 matches
- 2–3 vs Malawi19 Nov 1978 · CECAFA Senior Challenge Cup
- 4–0 vs Uganda17 Nov 1978 · CECAFA Senior Challenge Cup
- 9–0 vs Kenya13 Nov 1978 · CECAFA Senior Challenge Cup
- 1–2 vs Malawi11 Nov 1978 · CECAFA Senior Challenge Cup
- 4–0 vs Somalia9 Nov 1978 · CECAFA Senior Challenge Cup
Previous meetings
Full head-to-head →- Malawi3–2Zambia19 Nov 1978 · CECAFA Senior Challenge Cup
- Malawi2–1Zambia11 Nov 1978 · CECAFA Senior Challenge Cup
- Zambia0–0Malawi25 Jun 1978 · International Friendly
- Malawi1–2Zambia18 Jun 1978 · International Friendly
- Malawi1–0Zambia29 Nov 1977 · CECAFA Senior Challenge Cup
- Zambia8–1Malawi26 Mar 1977 · International Friendly