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 Oman win with a probability of 45.22%. A win for Malaysia had a probability of 29.04% and a draw had a probability of 25.7%.
The most likely scoreline for a Oman win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.72%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.12%) and 2-0 (7.99%). The likeliest Malaysia win was 0-1 (8.21%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.23%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 8% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Oman would win this match.