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 Australia win with a probability of 67.79%. A draw had a probability of 17.6% and a win for Kuwait had a probability of 14.65%.
The most likely scoreline for an Australia win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.52%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (8.99%) and 3-1 (7.76%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (7.79%), while for a Kuwait win it was 1-2 (4.13%). The actual scoreline of 3-0 was predicted with a 7.3% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Australia would win this match.
