Turkmenistan host Palestine in an international friendly. Neither side has had much to shout about in their recent matches, with both sitting on modest records over their last several fixtures.
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Two sides short on wins
Turkmenistan's last nine matches have produced no wins at all, just three draws and six defeats, with only seven goals scored against nineteen conceded. That's a heavy losing trend, even allowing for the mix of competitive qualifiers and CAFA Nations Cup games in that sample.
Turkmenistan: 9 completed matches; Palestine: 20 completed matches.
Turkmenistan
- Win
- 0% 0 / 9
- Draw
- 33.3% 3 / 9
- Loss
- 66.7% 6 / 9
- Scored
- 7
- Conceded
- 19
- Difference
- -12
Palestine
- Win
- 20% 4 / 20
- Draw
- 45% 9 / 20
- Loss
- 35% 7 / 20
- Scored
- 19
- Conceded
- 23
- Difference
- -4
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAFA Nations Cup | Turkmenistan | Oman | 05.09.2025 | 1-2 |
| CAFA Nations Cup | Turkmenistan | Uzbekistan | 02.09.2025 | 1-2 |
| CAFA Nations Cup | Kyrgyzstan | Turkmenistan | 30.08.2025 | 1-1 |
| World Cup - Qualification Asia | Turkmenistan | Hong Kong | 11.06.2024 | 0-0 |
| World Cup - Qualification Asia | Uzbekistan | Turkmenistan | 06.06.2024 | 3-1 |
| World Cup - Qualification Asia | Turkmenistan | Iran | 26.03.2024 | 0-1 |
| World Cup - Qualification Asia | Iran | Turkmenistan | 21.03.2024 | 5-0 |
| World Cup - Qualification Asia | Hong Kong | Turkmenistan | 21.11.2023 | 2-2 |
| World Cup - Qualification Asia | Turkmenistan | Uzbekistan | 16.11.2023 | 1-3 |
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friendlies | Palestine | New Zealand | 24.09.2026 | 2-2 |
| Friendlies | Kyrgyzstan | Palestine | 09.06.2026 | 0-0 |
| Friendlies | Kyrgyzstan | Palestine | 06.06.2026 | 0-0 |
| Arab Cup | Palestine | Saudi Arabia | 11.12.2025 | 1-2 |
| World Cup - Qualification Asia | Palestine | Oman | 10.06.2025 | 1-1 |
| World Cup - Qualification Asia | Kuwait | Palestine | 05.06.2025 | 0-2 |
| World Cup - Qualification Asia | Palestine | Iraq | 25.03.2025 | 2-1 |
| World Cup - Qualification Asia | Jordan | Palestine | 20.03.2025 | 3-1 |
| World Cup - Qualification Asia | Palestine | South Korea | 19.11.2024 | 1-1 |
| World Cup - Qualification Asia | Oman | Palestine | 14.11.2024 | 1-0 |
Palestine's record over their last twenty matches reads a bit better on paper, four wins, nine draws and seven losses, but the goal difference is still negative at nineteen for and twenty-three against. Draws have been their most common outcome, suggesting a team that competes without consistently taking control of games.
Both sides have struggled to win regularly, and neither has looked defensively secure in their recent matches.
Comparative Team Statistics: Turkmenistan vs Palestine


An open contest with no obvious control
With Turkmenistan winless in nine and Palestine drawing more often than winning, this doesn't look like a fixture where either side arrives full of confidence. Goals have leaked at both ends in recent matches, so a tight, cagey game feels just as plausible as a stretched one.
It's worth remembering this is a friendly, so team news and selection can shift more than in competitive fixtures. That adds a layer of uncertainty on top of the patchy recent form shown by both teams.
Squad lists and player details
Squad and player details
| Name | Country | Age | Position | Height | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. Ataýew | Turkmenistan | 36 | Midfielder | 185 | n/a |
| A. Amanow | Turkmenistan | 36 | Attacker | 175 | 72 |
| R. Mingazow | Turkmenistan | 34 | Midfielder | 175 cm | 66 kg |
| E. Tagaýev | Turkmenistan | 37 | Midfielder | 170 | 64 |
| A. Annadurdyýew | Turkmenistan | 33 | Attacker | 181 | n/a |
| G. Annagulyýew | Turkmenistan | 30 | Defender | n/a | n/a |
| M. Annaýew | Turkmenistan | 33 | Midfielder | 187 | n/a |
| B. Babaýew | Turkmenistan | 35 | Goalkeeper | n/a | n/a |
| I. Tamurkin | Turkmenistan | 37 | Midfielder | 187 cm | 74 kg |
| S. Nurmuradov | Turkmenistan | 30 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| B. Akmamedov | Turkmenistan | 28 | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
| B. Begmyrat | Turkmenistan | 28 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| V. Ballakov | Turkmenistan | 27 | Midfielder | 184 | n/a |
| Y. Saparmämmedov | Turkmenistan | 29 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| M. Beknazarov | Turkmenistan | 26 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| A. Bashimov | Turkmenistan | 30 | Defender | 194 | n/a |
| D. Durdyýew | Turkmenistan | 33 | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
| H. Hojovov | Turkmenistan | 30 | Defender | n/a | n/a |
| Ş. Söýünow | Turkmenistan | 34 | Defender | 184 cm | 65 kg |
| A. Geldiýew | Turkmenistan | 36 | Defender | 190 | n/a |
| Name | Country | Age | Position | Height | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. Manzur | Argentina | 26 | Midfielder | 169 cm | 71 kg |
| C. Saldaña | Chile | 27 | Defender | 173 | 70 |
| W. Abou Ali | Denmark | 27 | Attacker | 186 | 78 |
| Mohammed Saleh | Palestine | 33 | Defender | 185 | 84 |
| Mahmoud Wadi | Palestine | 31 | Attacker | 187 | 75 |
| Hamed Mohamed Mahmoud Hamdan | Palestine | 26 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| Tamer Seyam | Palestine | 33 | Attacker | 185 | 80 |
| M. Zeidan | Sweden | 28 | Midfielder | 169 | 74 |
| Mahmoud Eid | Palestine | 33 | Attacker | 183 | 85 |
| Saleh Chihadeh | Palestine | 32 | Attacker | 180 cm | 78 kg |
| Tawfiq Ali | Palestine | 35 | Goalkeeper | 199 | 85 |
| Rami Hamadeh | Palestine | 32 | Goalkeeper | 183 | 70 |
| Amr Kaddoura | Palestine | 32 | Goalkeeper | 185 | 80 |
| Oday Dabbagh | Palestine | 27 | Forward | 183 | 80 |
| Mohammed Rashid | Palestine | 31 | Midfielder | 181 | 77 |
| Mus'ab Al Battat | Palestine | 32 | Defender | 175 | 70 |
| Jonathan Cantillana | Palestine | 34 | Midfielder | 175 | 70 |
| Muhamad Darwish | Palestine | 35 | Midfielder | 185 | 82 |
| Michel Termanini | Palestine | 28 | Defender | 185 | 80 |
| A. Mahajna | Israel | 29 | Midfielder | 187 | 80 |
Given Turkmenistan's winless run and Palestine's tendency to draw rather than win, there's no strong pattern pointing to one side dominating this friendly.
With no market reference to assess and both teams showing similarly shaky recent form, we're happy to sit this one out rather than force a view.
