Cambodia 2–2 Malaysia: Result & Stats

Cambodia

FT

2 – 2

HT: 0 – 1

Malaysia

12/8/2024

AFF Championship · Group Stage - 1Olympic Stadium

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 8+ matches

Cambodia58%

×Draw21%

Malaysia20%

✓ Correct in 50 of 100 matches — 6 more than always backing the home side

Model

49.7%

Always home

44.3%

The model picks a winner (home or away) for each finished match using only pre-kickoff data, then checks it against the real result: 49.7% correct across 106,786 matches, vs 44.3% for always backing the home side.

Home picks 50.7% correct · Away picks 47.3% correct

Football matches only. Past performance is not indicative of future results.

CambodiaExpected goals in this matchMalaysia

Expected goals in this match

What is xG?

Every shot is scored 0–1 by how likely it is to be a goal from that spot — a chance in the middle of the box ≈ 0.4, a long shot from a tight angle ≈ 0.03, a penalty ≈ 0.76. Add them up over a match and that is the xG.

The scoreline can lie: you can win 1-0 on a fluke while creating half the chances. xG shows who was really closer to scoring — and over a season it predicts results better than goals alone.

2.01

1.10

Cambodia

2.01

Malaysia

1.10

Cambodia creates 83% more chances

Season form · 8 home / 11 away

2.38

creates per match

0.82

1.38

allows per match

1.64

creates per match

Cambodia

2.38

Malaysia

0.82

allows per match

Cambodia

1.38

Malaysia

1.64

+0.00on par

finishing

+0.00on par

finishing

Cambodia+0.00on par

Malaysia+0.00on par

Total goals

Over60
Under40

3+ goals likely

Both teams score

Yes58
No42

Both teams likely to score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Cambodia ↓

Malaysia →

0

1

2

3

4

0

0–04%

0–15%

0–23%

0–31%

0–40%

1

1–09%

1–110%

1–25%

1–32%

1–41%

2

2–09%

2–110%

2–25%

2–32%

2–41%

3

3–06%

3–17%

3–24%

3–31%

3–40%

4

4–03%

4–13%

4–22%

4–31%

4–40%

Most likely 1–1 (10%) · grid covers 95% of scorelines

More markets

Total goals

OverUnder0.5

96%4%1.5

82%18%2.5

60%40%3.5

37%63%4.5

20%80%

Double chance

Cambodia or draw

80%

Cambodia or Malaysia

79%

Draw or Malaysia

42%

Winning margin

Cambodia wins by 2+

35%

Malaysia wins by 2+

8%

Team goals

Cambodia 1+ goals

87%

Cambodia 2+ goals

59%

Cambodia 3+ goals

32%

Malaysia 1+ goals

67%

Malaysia 2+ goals

30%

Malaysia 3+ goals

10%

Draw no bet

Cambodia (draw refunded)

74%

Malaysia (draw refunded)

26%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals

48%

Both score & under 3

10%

Model probabilities, not odds. For information only.

How is this calculated?

Every number below comes from this match — nothing is made up.

1

Recent form of each side

Cambodia at home — creates 2.38, concedes 1.38 · 8 matches

Malaysia away — creates 0.82, concedes 1.64 · 11 matches

⚑ Home and away form are counted separately — the home-field edge is already baked into these numbers.

2

Expected goals for this match

Cambodia attack 2.38 + Malaysia defence 1.64 → ÷2 → 2.01

Malaysia attack 0.82 + Cambodia defence 1.38 → ÷2 → 1.10

Each side's attack is blended with the other's defence, then averaged.

3

Chance of every scoreline

From those two numbers a Poisson distribution gives the probability of each exact score — the grid shown above.

4

The answer to "why 58%?"

Cambodia scores more

58%

level

21%

Malaysia scores more

20%

Cambodia at 58% is simply the biggest of the three — that is the pick.

What the model can't see

It reads only the stats of recent matches. It knows nothing about:

injuries & suspensions
the matchday lineup
motivation — cup, relegation, a title race
weather & pitch condition
in-game coaching decisions

So 58% does not mean "Cambodia will win" — it means "on the available stats, this is the most likely result."

Statistical model based on expected goals (xG). For informational purposes only.

Probable lineups not yet announced

Starting lineups are usually confirmed ~1 hour before kickoff