We said: Singapore 0-3 South Korea
While certainly disrupted by several recent managerial changes and the loss of important players to injuries, South Korea do still boast far more quality than their hosts, particularly at the top end of the pitch, and they should dish out another beating to the Lions in Singapore.
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 63.97%. A draw had a probability of 20.6% and a win for Singapore had a probability of 15.41%.
The most likely scoreline for a South Korea win was 0-2 with a probability of 11.32%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (11.24%) and 1-2 (9.87%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.8%), while for a Singapore win it was 1-0 (4.86%). The actual scoreline of 0-7 was predicted with a 0.1% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that South Korea would win this match.