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 Al Wahda win with a probability of 40.53%. A win for Persepolis had a probability of 35.6% and a draw had a probability of 23.9%.

The most likely scoreline for an Al Wahda win was 2-1 with a probability of 8.69%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (7.31%) and 2-0 (5.85%). The likeliest Persepolis win was 1-2 (8.07%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.86%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with a 7.3% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Al Wahda would win this match.