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 52.16%. A win for Goa had a probability of 24.61% and a draw had a probability of 23.2%.
The most likely scoreline for a Persepolis win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.73%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (9.37%) and 2-0 (8.39%). The likeliest Goa win was 1-2 (6.3%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.86%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 9.7% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 2-1 win for Persepolis in this match.