The Nepali football team in Manila is playing against the strong Philippines today as a preparation for the SAFF Championship, which will start from June 6 in Bengaluru, India. For live link scroll down to bottom of this page.
Nepal vs Philippines football head to head
This is the 7th meeting between Nepal ranked 174th in FIFA ranking and Philippines ranked 136th. Among the 6 matches played between these two before this, Nepal has lost 4 matches, won 1 match and tied 1 match.
Last time, Nepal and Philippines met each other in the second leg of FC Asian Cup third qualifying round. Nepal was defeated 4-0 in the first leg at the Rizal Memorial Stadium, the home ground of the Philippines, and successfully held the ANFA Complex in Satdobato to a goalless draw.
v Philippines
Games won: | 1 |
Games drawn: | 1 |
Games lost: | 4 |
Date | Match | Result | Score | Competition |
---|---|---|---|---|
31 May 1982 | Nepal v Philippines | W | 1-0 | King`s Cup |
11 Oct 2011 | Philippines v Nepal | L | 4-0 | International Friendly |
11 Apr 2014 | Philippines v Nepal | L | 3-0 | International Friendly |
31 Oct 2014 | Philippines v Nepal | L | 3-0 | International Friendly |
28 Mar 2017 | Philippines v Nepal | L | 4-1 | AFC Asian Cup |
14 Nov 2017 | Nepal v Philippines | D | 0-0 | AFC Asian Cup |
Nepal vs Philippines Match Preview
The Philippines football team, which has a majority of players playing in foreign leagues, is running in a very bad rhythm. In the last five international matches, except with the weak Brunei, the Philippines has lost their all last 4 matches. Meanwhile Nepal, which is undefeated in the 5 matches it has played since last one year, has reached Manila with their combined experienced and young talents this time for the preparation of SAFF 2023.
Nepal predicted playing XI against Philippines:
Philippines possible starting lineup:
Etheridge; Curran, De Murga, Aguinaldo, Sato; Ingreso, Kekkonen, Ma.Ott; Rublico, Maranon, Porteria
Nepal possible starting lineup:
Chemjong; Sanish Shrestha, Rohit Chand, Tamang, Nishan Khadka, Anjan Bista, Pujan Uparkoti, Nbain Lama, Manish Dangi, Bimal Gharti Magar, Aayush Ghalan
Etheridge; Curran, De Murga, Aguinaldo, Sato; Ingreso, Kekkonen, Ma.Ott; Rublico, Maranon, Porteria
Chemjong; Sanish Shrestha, Rohit Chand, Tamang, Nishan Khadka, Anjan Bista, Pujan Uparkoti, Nbain Lama, Manish Dangi, Bimal Gharti Magar, Aayush Ghalan
Nepal & Philippines football last 5 matches form:
- L
- W
- L
- L
- L
- L
- L
- W
- W
- W
- D
- W