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 India win with a probability of 41.4%. A win for Malaysia had a probability of 31.76% and a draw had a probability of 26.8%.
The most likely scoreline for a India win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.09%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.61%) and 2-0 (7.49%). The likeliest Malaysia win was 0-1 (9.43%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.74%). The actual scoreline of 1-1 was predicted with a 12.7% likelihood.