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 53.69%. A draw had a probability of 25.1% and a win for Syria had a probability of 21.24%.
The most likely scoreline for a Malaysia win was 0-1 with a probability of 13.14%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (10.48%) and 1-2 (9.45%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.84%), while for a Syria win it was 1-0 (7.42%). The actual scoreline of 2-2 was predicted with a 4.3% likelihood.