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Indonesia host the Philippines at the Manahan Stadium in Surakarta on Saturday for a clash in the 2024 ASEAN Championship. Both sides are aiming to qualify for the knockout stages as the race has gone down to the wire, and it's intense.
With four points in the bag from three games, the Garuda Team are currently in second place and need just a draw in their final game of the group stages to finish inside the top two.
It began on a positive note for them, beating Myanmar 1-0 in their opener, before a hard-fought 3-3 draw with Laos in the next. Vietnam then beat them 1-0 as Indonesia's campaign got progressively worse.
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Although all's not lost yet, it could be if the side fail to win their match on Saturday. It's worth noting that Myanmar are also on four points, and any slip-up could give them a chance to leapfrog Indonesia into the qualifying position.
On the other hand, the Philippines have accrued a point fewer and sit in fourth position in Group B, having drawn every single game so far. The Azkals saw an identical scoreline of 1-1 against Myanmar, Laos and Vietnam, but now face a must-win game here.
Semi-finalists in four editions of the ASEAN tournaments, they have won just once in the 2024 calendar year out of 12 games: a 3-0 victory over Tajikistan in October at the 2024 King's Cup.
Indonesia vs The Philippines Head-To-Head and Key Numbers
- There have been 27 clashes between the sides in history, with Indonesia winning 21 times in the fixture, and losing just once: a 4-0 thumping at the AFF Championship in November 2014.
- The Street Dogs are unbeaten in their last four official games, drawing their most recent three: a troika of 1-1 stalemates against Myanmar, Laos and Vietnam at the ongoing championship.
- Indonesia are ranked 127th in the world while the Philippines are in 150th position, according to the latest FIFA World Rankings.
Indonesia vs The Philippines Prediction
The Garuda Team have the home advantage here and will look to capitalize on that to seal their progression.
Their visitors are under more pressure here as they are without a single victory in the championship, but their misfiring frontline may come back to haunt them again.
Prediction: Indonesia 2-1 The Philippines
Indonesia vs The Philippines Betting Tips
Tip 1 - Result: Indonesia to win
Tip 2 - Goals over/under 2.5: Over 2.5 goals
Tip 3 - Both teams to score: Yes
