We said: Jordan 0-2 South Korea
Jordan have never beaten South Korea in five previous meetings, failing to score on four occasions, and given their injury concerns we expect them to have difficulty creating many chances on Saturday.
We believe the difficult opening match for the South Koreans will serve as a wake-up call for a group of players desperate to get their country back on top of the Asian podium.
Read more.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 South Korea win with a probability of 45.41%. A win for Jordan had a probability of 28.23% and a draw had a probability of 26.4%.
The most likely scoreline for a South Korea win was 0-1 with a probability of 11.62%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (9.01%) and 0-2 (8.37%). The likeliest Jordan win was 1-0 (8.69%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.51%). The actual scoreline of 2-2 was predicted with a 4.9% likelihood.