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 India win with a probability of 40.43%. A win for Afghanistan had a probability of 33.39% and a draw had a probability of 26.2%.
The most likely scoreline for a India win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.07%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.63%) and 2-0 (6.99%). The likeliest Afghanistan win was 0-1 (8.98%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.44%). The actual scoreline of 1-1 was predicted with a 12.4% likelihood.