Myanmar and Laos lock horns at the Thuwunna Stadium in Yangon on Wednesday as they face off in the 2024 ASEAN Championship. Both teams are winless in the competition right now and running out of time to salvage their campaign.
Ranked 167th in the world, the Chinthe are making their 15th appearance in the competition, but haven't been able to pull up trees just yet. They started off with a narrow 1-0 loss to Indonesia before getting pegged back to a 1-1 stalemate with the Philippines.
With a mere one point in the bag, Myo Hlaing Win's side are rock bottom in Group B. Their next opponents, Laos, have played a game more, and accrued a point more too, sitting right above them in the standings.
The Million Elephants began their campaign with a 4-1 drubbing of Vietnam followed by a pair of draws to Indonesia (3-3) and the Philippines (1-1). With that, their winless run in 2024 has extended to five games in all competitions.
Mathematically, they cannot win the group now, but may still advance as runners-up.
Myanmar vs Laos Head-To-Head and Key Numbers
- There have been 12 clashes between the sides in the past, with Myanmar going unbeaten in all of them, winning eight.
- The four draws in the fixture include a 2-2 stalemate in December 2022, their latest clash that came at the AFF Championship.
- The Million Elephants are winless in five official games this year, losing twice.
- The Burmese Lions are without a victory in their last five official games.
- Myanmar have scored at least twice in each of their last five official clashes against Laos.
- The Burmese side are ranked 167th in the world while their rivals are 19 places below them, according to the latest FIFA World Rankings.
Myanmar vs Laos Prediction
The Chinthe will feel confident about their chances here as they've never lost to Laos before, but their form is not inspiring at the moment. However, that doesn not make the Million Elephants automatic favorites either. Firstly, they have also flattered to deceive, and secondly, they have never won this fixture before.
In such a clash of two struggling teams, we expect the fixture to end in a draw.
Prediction: Myanmar 1-1 Laos
Myanmar vs Laos Betting Tips
Tip 1 - Result: Draw
Tip 2 - Goals over/under 2.5: Under 2.5 goals
Tip 3 - Both teams to score: Yes