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 46.62%. A win for Vietnam had a probability of 28.34% and a draw had a probability of 25%.
The most likely scoreline for a Saudi Arabia win was 0-1 with a probability of 10.18%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (9.31%) and 0-2 (7.98%). The likeliest Vietnam win was 1-0 (7.58%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.87%). The actual scoreline of 0-1 was predicted with a 10.2% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 0-1 win for Saudi Arabia in this match.
