International Friendly · Friday 4 September 1981 · Mbabane, Swaziland
Malawi 1–2 Zimbabwe (4 Sep 1981): Result & Goals
Pre-match prediction
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Match facts
- This is meeting number 12 between Malawi and Zimbabwe.
- Head-to-head before this game: Malawi 1 wins, Zimbabwe 5, 5 draws.
- Previous meeting: Malawi 2–0 Zimbabwe on 10 July 1981 (International Friendly).
- Malawi won 4 of their last 5 matches before this game, scoring 12 goals.
- Zimbabwe won 2 of their last 5 matches before this game, scoring 7 goals.
- Elo ratings before kick-off: Malawi 1548, Zimbabwe 1522 — an evenly matched game.
Malawi: last 5 matches
- 2–0 vs Zimbabwe10 Jul 1981 · International Friendly
- 3–1 vs Mozambique6 Jul 1981 · International Friendly
- 0–0 vs Tanzania23 Jun 1981 · International Friendly
- 3–1 vs Tanzania21 Jun 1981 · International Friendly
- 4–1 vs Tanzania19 Jun 1981 · International Friendly
Zimbabwe: last 5 matches
- 2–0 vs Nigeria1 Aug 1981 · International Friendly
- 0–2 vs Malawi10 Jul 1981 · International Friendly
- 4–2 vs Mozambique8 Jul 1981 · International Friendly
- 1–1 vs Angola27 Jun 1981 · International Friendly
- 0–2 vs Zambia25 Apr 1981 · AFCON Qualification
Previous meetings
Full head-to-head →- Malawi2–0Zimbabwe10 Jul 1981 · International Friendly
- Zimbabwe4–0Malawi20 Apr 1981 · International Friendly
- Zimbabwe1–1Malawi9 Nov 1980 · AFCON Qualification
- Malawi0–1Zimbabwe26 Oct 1980 · AFCON Qualification
- Malawi1–1Zimbabwe8 Jul 1980 · International Friendly
- Malawi0–1Zimbabwe6 Jul 1980 · International Friendly