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 South Korea win with a probability of 44.22%. A win for United Arab Emirates had a probability of 31.43% and a draw had a probability of 24.4%.
The most likely scoreline for a South Korea win was 1-2 with a probability of 9.13%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (8.6%) and 0-2 (6.92%). The likeliest United Arab Emirates win was 2-1 (7.49%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.35%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with a 7.1% likelihood.