World Cup

World Cup Qualifying - Asia | Second Round

Mar 21, 2024 at 6pm UK

Sultan Qaboos Sport Complex

Oman
2 - 0
Malaysia

Al Sabhi (58'), Al-Ghassani (88')
Al Sabhi (69'), Fawaz (90+2')

FT(HT: 0-0)

Tan (16'), Halim (25'), Endrick (90+4')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Thursday's World Cup Qualifying - Asia clash between Oman and Malaysia, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Oman

All competitions

World Cup Qualifying

Last Game: Kyrgyzstan 1-1 Oman
Thursday, January 25 at 3pm in Asian Cup

Current Group F Standings		P	GD	PTS
1	Saudi Arabia	3	3	7
2	Thailand	3	2	5
3	Oman	3	-1	2
4	Kyrgyzstan	3	-4	1

Malaysia

All competitions

World Cup Qualifying

Last Game: South Korea 3-3 Malaysia
Thursday, January 25 at 11.30am in Asian Cup

Current Group E Standings		P	GD	PTS
1	Bahrain	3	0	6
2	South Korea	3	2	5
3	Jordan	3	3	4
4	Malaysia	3	-5	1

Data Analysis

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.

Result
Oman	Draw	Malaysia
45.22% ( -0.38)	25.74% ( 0.1)	29.04% ( 0.28)

Both teams to score 52.73% (

-0.13)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

48.96% (

-0.26)

51.04% (

0.26)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

27.1% (

-0.23)

72.9% (

0.23)

Oman Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

77.47% (

-0.28)

22.53% (

0.28)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

43.9% (

-0.42)

56.1% (

0.43)

Malaysia Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

68.06% (

0.08)

31.94% (

-0.07)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

31.61% (

0.09)

68.39% (

-0.09)

Score Analysis

Oman 45.22%

Malaysia 29.04%

Draw 25.73%

Oman	Draw	Malaysia
1-0 @ 10.72% ( 0.02) 2-1 @ 9.12% ( -0.04) 2-0 @ 7.99% ( -0.05) 3-1 @ 4.53% ( -0.06) 3-0 @ 3.97% ( -0.06) 3-2 @ 2.59% ( -0.03) 4-1 @ 1.69% ( -0.04) 4-0 @ 1.48% ( -0.04) 4-2 @ 0.96% ( -0.02) Other @ 2.17% Total : 45.22%	1-1 @ 12.23% ( 0.04) 0-0 @ 7.19% ( 0.07) 2-2 @ 5.21% ( -0.01) 3-3 @ 0.98% ( -0.01) Other @ 0.11% Total : 25.73%	0-1 @ 8.21% ( 0.1) 1-2 @ 6.99% ( 0.04) 0-2 @ 4.69% ( 0.07) 1-3 @ 2.66% ( 0.02) 2-3 @ 1.98% ( -0) 0-3 @ 1.78% ( 0.03) Other @ 2.74% Total : 29.04%