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 90.57%. A draw had a probability of 7.1% and a win for Papua New Guinea had a probability of 2.38%.
The most likely scoreline for a Malaysia win was 3-0 with a probability of 14%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (12.5%) and 4-0 (11.76%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (3.35%), while for a Papua New Guinea win it was 0-1 (1%). The actual scoreline of 10-0 was predicted with a 0.1% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Malaysia would win this match.