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 39.6%. A win for Al-Hilal had a probability of 37.55% and a draw had a probability of 22.9%.
The most likely scoreline for a Persepolis win was 2-1 with a probability of 8.37%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (5.99%) and 2-0 (5.08%). The likeliest Al-Hilal win was 1-2 (8.13%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (9.87%). The actual scoreline of 0-3 was predicted with a 2.6% likelihood.