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 Tajikistan win with a probability of 67.21%. A draw had a probability of 20.2% and a win for Nepal had a probability of 12.57%.
The most likely scoreline for a Tajikistan win was 1-0 with a probability of 13.26%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (13.18%) and 2-1 (9.48%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.54%), while for a Nepal win it was 0-1 (4.8%). The actual scoreline of 4-0 was predicted with a 4.3% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Tajikistan would win this match.