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 Malaysia win with a probability of 41.03%. A win for Vietnam had a probability of 32.85% and a draw had a probability of 26.1%.
The most likely scoreline for a Malaysia win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.13%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.7%) and 2-0 (7.1%). The likeliest Vietnam win was 0-1 (8.87%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.42%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with a 7.6% likelihood.