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 57.34%. A draw had a probability of 24.7% and a win for Syria had a probability of 17.97%.
The most likely scoreline for a South Korea win was 1-0 with a probability of 14.63%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (11.86%) and 2-1 (9.3%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.46%), while for a Syria win it was 0-1 (7.07%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 9.3% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that South Korea would win this match.
