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 Persepolis win with a probability of 44.51%. A win for Al-Taawoun had a probability of 28.76% and a draw had a probability of 26.7%.
The most likely scoreline for a Persepolis win was 0-1 with a probability of 11.83%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.87%) and 0-2 (8.29%). The likeliest Al-Taawoun win was 1-0 (9.04%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.66%). The actual scoreline of 0-1 was predicted with an 11.8% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 0-1 win for Persepolis in this match.