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 Kuwait win with a probability of 43.68%. A win for Chinese Taipei had a probability of 34.21% and a draw had a probability of 22.1%.
The most likely scoreline for a Kuwait win was 1-2 with a probability of 8.58%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (5.6%) and 1-3 (5.35%). The likeliest Chinese Taipei win was 2-1 (7.52%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (9.18%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with an 8.6% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 1-2 win for Kuwait in this match.