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 Bahrain win with a probability of 44.2%. A win for Malaysia had a probability of 28.1% and a draw had a probability of 27.7%.
The most likely scoreline for a Bahrain win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.97%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (8.61%) and 2-1 (8.59%). The likeliest Malaysia win was 0-1 (9.76%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.95%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with a 13% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 1-0 win for Bahrain in this match and our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted the win for Bahrain.
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