Data Analysis
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Malaysia win with a probability of 71.9%. A draw had a probability of 18.8% and a win for Syria had a probability of 9.32%.
The most likely scoreline for a Malaysia win was 2-0 with a probability of 15.24%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (14.96%) and 3-0 (10.35%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (8.59%), while for a Syria win it was 0-1 (4.21%). The actual scoreline of 2-2 was predicted with a 2.5% likelihood.