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International Friendlies · International Friendlies 2026 Model international-global-v4-shadow-2026-11 · locked 78.9h before kickoff

China vs Malaysia

· Pre-kickoff prediction

Pre-match analysis and preview

Verified historical context from before kickoff; preserved for comparison after the final result.

China host Malaysia in International Friendlies. This preview compares historical records dated before the prediction was locked with the model's pre-match probabilities. Probabilities describe estimated outcomes, not guaranteed results.

This analysis is based on available league records and the pre-match snapshot. Missing samples are not estimated; player availability, injuries and tactical claims are not inferred.

Model prediction

Frozen pre-kickoff probabilities recorded before kickoff.

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1X2

19.5%Home
31.1%Draw
49.5%Away
Highest 1X2 probability: Away 49.5%

Total goals

48.3%Over 2.5
51.7%Under 2.5

Both teams to score

51.5%Yes
48.5%No

Form sample used at prediction time: recent-match sample unavailable; home/away split sample unavailable. xG averages may be based on fewer matches where source statistics are incomplete. Model probabilities are estimates, not certainty or a calibrated confidence rating.

Pre-match league context

Reconstructed from fixtures dated before the locked prediction timestamp.

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China
No pre-match table context available.
Malaysia
No pre-match table context available.

Recent form comparison

Last five league matches dated before the locked prediction timestamp.

China

DWLLL
0.80Points / match
0.60Goals / match
—xG / match
—xGA / match
VS

Malaysia

No history
—Points / match
—Goals / match
—xG / match
—xGA / match

Home / away form

Home side's latest home matches vs away side's latest away matches before kickoff.

China at home
W-D-L1-1-3
Points / match0.80
Goals / match0.60
xG / match—
Malaysia away
W-D-L0-0-0
Points / match—
Goals / match—
xG / match—

xG trends

Full-quality provider xG only, using matches played before kickoff.

Not enough full-quality xG history for China.
Not enough full-quality xG history for Malaysia.

Expected goals & scorelines

Dixon-Coles-adjusted scoreline estimates from the locked model goal rates.

China expected goals

0.96

Malaysia expected goals

1.62
1–112.8%
0–111.2%
0–29.9%
1–29.6%
0–08.6%
Scoreline percentages are a finite-grid Dixon-Coles estimate derived from the frozen model's λ values. They are statistical estimates, not guarantees.

Recent matches

The same pre-kickoff history used for context above.

China

06 OctLH · TajikistanxG — · xGA —0–1
02 OctLH · PalestinexG — · xGA —0–5
27 SepLH · New ZealandxG — · xGA —0–3
24 SepWH · MaldivesxG — · xGA —3–0
09 JunDH · ThailandxG — · xGA —0–0

Malaysia

No previous league matches in the database.

Head to head

Prior meetings in the SmartMatchData league database.

Not enough prior league meetings in the database to show a meaningful head-to-head section.

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