Coverage of the AFC Champions League Group Stage clash between Persepolis and Al Wahda.
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 41.75%. A win for Al Wahda had a probability of 33.43% and a draw had a probability of 24.8%.
The most likely scoreline for a Persepolis win was 2-1 with a probability of 8.88%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (8.68%) and 2-0 (6.62%). The likeliest Al Wahda win was 1-2 (7.8%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.63%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with an 8.7% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Persepolis would win this match.
