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 77.42%. A draw had a probability of 14.2% and a win for Maldives had a probability of 8.37%.
The most likely scoreline for a Malaysia win was 2-0 with a probability of 11.54%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 3-0 (10.19%) and 2-1 (8.83%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (6.67%), while for a Maldives win it was 1-2 (2.55%). The actual scoreline of 3-0 was predicted with a 10.2% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Malaysia would win this match.