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 United Arab Emirates win with a probability of 45.8%. A win for Vietnam had a probability of 28.37% and a draw had a probability of 25.8%.
The most likely scoreline for a United Arab Emirates win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.01%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.15%) and 2-0 (8.2%). The likeliest Vietnam win was 0-1 (8.25%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.28%). The actual scoreline of 3-2 was predicted with a 2.5% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that United Arab Emirates would win this match.