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 Wihdat win with a probability of 43.98%. A win for Foolad had a probability of 28.21% and a draw had a probability of 27.8%.
The most likely scoreline for an Al Wihdat win was 1-0 with a probability of 13.03%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (8.59%) and 2-1 (8.55%). The likeliest Foolad win was 0-1 (9.85%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.98%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with a 13% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 1-0 win for Al Wihdat in this match.