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 Persepolis win with a probability of 41.75%. A win for Al Wahda had a probability of 33.43% and a draw had a probability of 24.8%.
The most likely scoreline for a Persepolis win was 2-1 with a probability of 8.88%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (8.68%) and 2-0 (6.62%). The likeliest Al Wahda win was 1-2 (7.8%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.63%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with an 8.7% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Persepolis would win this match.