Coverage of the AFC Champions League Group Stage clash between Sharjah FC and Pakhtakor Tashkent.
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 Sharjah FC win with a probability of 58.53%. A draw had a probability of 25% and a win for Pakhtakor Tashkent had a probability of 16.46%.
The most likely scoreline for a Sharjah FC win was 1-0 with a probability of 16.05%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (12.72%) and 2-1 (8.97%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.31%), while for a Pakhtakor Tashkent win it was 0-1 (7.14%). The actual scoreline of 4-1 was predicted with a 1.9% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Sharjah FC would win this match.