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 71.73%. A draw had a probability of 15.9% and a win for Chinese Taipei had a probability of 12.35%.
The most likely scoreline for a Malaysia win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.18%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (9.03%) and 3-1 (8.03%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (7%), while for a Chinese Taipei win it was 1-2 (3.56%). The actual scoreline of 3-1 was predicted with an 8% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Malaysia would win this match.