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 Iran win with a probability of 56.78%. A draw had a probability of 22.5% and a win for United Arab Emirates had a probability of 20.76%.
The most likely scoreline for a Iran win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.2%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.91%) and 2-0 (9.54%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.6%), while for a United Arab Emirates win it was 0-1 (5.67%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with a 10.2% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 1-0 win for Iran in this match and our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted the win for Iran.