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China national football team
World Cup Qualifying - Asia | Second Round
Jun 15, 2021 at 7pm UK
Guangxi Sports Center
Syria national football team

China
3 - 1
Syria

Xizhe (43'), Lei (69' pen.), Zhang (90+3')
Hongbo (73')
FT(HT: 1-0)
Aosman (50')
Hameesheh (22'), Anz (58')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Tuesday's World Cup Qualifying - Asia clash between China and Syria, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

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 China win with a probability of 52.11%. A win for Syria had a probability of 23.96% and a draw had a probability of 23.9%.

The most likely scoreline for a China win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.49%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.7%) and 2-0 (8.98%). The likeliest Syria win was 0-1 (6.63%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.34%). The actual scoreline of 3-1 was predicted with a 5.5% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that China would win this match.

Result
ChinaDrawSyria
52.11%23.93%23.96%
Both teams to score 54.11%
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
52.83%47.17%
Over 3.5Under 3.5
30.6%69.4%
China Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
81.92%18.08%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
50.99%49%
Syria Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
66.05%33.95%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
29.38%70.62%
Score Analysis
    China 52.1%
    Syria 23.96%
    Draw 23.93%
ChinaDrawSyria
1-0 @ 10.49%
2-1 @ 9.7%
2-0 @ 8.98%
3-1 @ 5.53%
3-0 @ 5.12%
3-2 @ 2.99%
4-1 @ 2.36%
4-0 @ 2.19%
4-2 @ 1.28%
Other @ 3.47%
Total : 52.1%
1-1 @ 11.34%
0-0 @ 6.14%
2-2 @ 5.24%
3-3 @ 1.08%
Other @ 0.13%
Total : 23.93%
0-1 @ 6.63%
1-2 @ 6.13%
0-2 @ 3.58%
1-3 @ 2.21%
2-3 @ 1.89%
0-3 @ 1.29%
Other @ 2.24%
Total : 23.96%

How you voted: China vs Syria

China
38.8%
Draw
28.6%
Syria
32.7%
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