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 Saudi Arabia win with a probability of 39.69%. A win for Singapore had a probability of 35.43% and a draw had a probability of 24.9%.
The most likely scoreline for a Saudi Arabia win was 1-2 with a probability of 8.65%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (8.39%) and 0-2 (6.23%). The likeliest Singapore win was 2-1 (8.09%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.65%). The actual scoreline of 0-3 was predicted with a 3.1% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Saudi Arabia would win this match.