Al-Hilal
0 - 1
Chelsea

Cuellar (66'), Albulayhi (84')

FT(HT: 0-1)

Lukaku (32')
Kovacic (81')

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The Match

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 Chelsea win with a probability of 53.74%. A win for Al-Hilal had a probability of 23.9% and a draw had a probability of 22.4%.

The most likely scoreline for a Chelsea win was 1-2 with a probability of 9.76%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (8.6%) and 0-2 (8.16%). The likeliest Al-Hilal win was 2-1 (6.16%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.28%). The actual scoreline of 0-1 was predicted with an 8.6% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Chelsea would win this match.

Result
Al-Hilal	Draw	Chelsea
23.9%	22.36%	53.74%

Both teams to score 59.32%

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

59.76%

40.24%

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

37.39%

62.61%

Al-Hilal Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

69.78%

30.22%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

33.61%

66.39%

Chelsea Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

85.01%

14.99%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

56.56%

43.44%

Score Analysis

Al-Hilal 23.9%

Chelsea 53.74%

Draw 22.36%

Al-Hilal	Draw	Chelsea
2-1 @ 6.16% 1-0 @ 5.42% 2-0 @ 3.24% 3-1 @ 2.46% 3-2 @ 2.33% 3-0 @ 1.29% Other @ 3% Total : 23.9%	1-1 @ 10.28% 2-2 @ 5.84% 0-0 @ 4.53% 3-3 @ 1.47% Other @ 0.23% Total : 22.36%	1-2 @ 9.76% 0-1 @ 8.6% 0-2 @ 8.16% 1-3 @ 6.18% 0-3 @ 5.16% 2-3 @ 3.69% 1-4 @ 2.93% 0-4 @ 2.45% 2-4 @ 1.75% 1-5 @ 1.11% 0-5 @ 0.93% Other @ 3.02% Total : 53.74%