Coverage of the World Cup Qualifying - Asia Second Round clash between United Arab Emirates and Malaysia.
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 United Arab Emirates win with a probability of 73.61%. A draw had a probability of 16.2% and a win for Malaysia had a probability of 10.21%.
The most likely scoreline for a United Arab Emirates win was 2-0 with a probability of 11.71%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (9.59%) and 3-0 (9.53%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (7.63%), while for a Malaysia win it was 0-1 (3.12%). The actual scoreline of 4-0 was predicted with a 5.8% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that United Arab Emirates would win this match.