It is a tremendous achievement for Jordan to have made it this far, but we do not believe they have enough depth or experience to handle a match of this magnitude.
Korea tend to leave it late, but their resilience and overall quality should be enough to put them within a game of their first Asian Cup since 1960.
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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 South Korea win with a probability of 58.73%. A draw had a probability of 22.5% and a win for Jordan had a probability of 18.73%.
The most likely scoreline for a South Korea win was 0-1 with a probability of 11.47%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (10.57%) and 1-2 (9.87%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.71%), while for a Jordan win it was 1-0 (5.82%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 2.7% likelihood.