The big picture

China are 3–4–2 in International Friendly 2026, averaging 1 goals for and 1.6 against.

Malaysia are 2–1–1 in International Friendly 2025, averaging 1 goals for and 1.3 against.

Form

China have won one of their last five and most recently lost to Tajikistan 0–1.

Malaysia have won two of their last five and most recently beat Palestine 1–0.

China have lost their last three.

Head to head

These sides have met 1 time on our records since 2023: China 0, Malaysia 0, 1 drawn.

Last time out (2023), it was a draw 1–1 at Chengdu Phoenix Mountain Sports Park.

Players to watch

For China, watch Wang Ziming (0.8 goals a game in 2026) and Zhang Yuning (0.5 goals a game, 1 assist in 2026).

For Malaysia, watch João Figueiredo (0.5 goals a game in 2025).

Milestone watch

Zhang Yuning is set to play game 50.

What the numbers say

On the numbers this is too close to split.