We anticipate a tight and intriguing second-round encounter in Jeddah on Friday and just give the edge to the Mexican side, who boast slightly more quality throughout their squad than the opponents and will set their sights on a semi-final meeting with Fluminense.
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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 Club Leon win with a probability of 48.35%. A win for Urawa Red Diamonds had a probability of 27.19% and a draw had a probability of 24.5%.
The most likely scoreline for a Club Leon win was 1-0 with a probability of 9.9%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.47%) and 2-0 (8.11%). The likeliest Urawa Red Diamonds win was 0-1 (7.05%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.56%). The actual scoreline of 0-1 was predicted with a 7.1% likelihood.