While South Korea may be thinking about the trip to China, they must first take care of business here. Regardless of the strength of team that they field, the home side should have more than enough quality in their ranks to cruise to victory.
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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 South Korea win with a probability of 70.74%. A draw had a probability of 18.3% and a win for Singapore had a probability of 10.97%.
The most likely scoreline for a South Korea win was 2-0 with a probability of 13.13%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (12.11%) and 3-0 (9.49%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (8.68%), while for a Singapore win it was 0-1 (4.01%). The actual scoreline of 5-0 was predicted with a 2.2% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that South Korea would win this match.
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