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 Uzbekistan win with a probability of 69.69%. A draw had a probability of 19.4% and a win for Hong Kong had a probability of 10.87%.
The most likely scoreline for a Uzbekistan win was 0-2 with a probability of 14.13%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (13.97%) and 0-3 (9.54%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.07%), while for a Hong Kong win it was 1-0 (4.49%). The actual scoreline of 0-2 was predicted with a 14.1% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted a 0-2 win for Uzbekistan in this match.