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 United Arab Emirates win with a probability of 50.02%. A win for Syria had a probability of 25.89% and a draw had a probability of 24.1%.
The most likely scoreline for a United Arab Emirates win was 1-0 with a probability of 9.92%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.6%) and 2-0 (8.37%). The likeliest Syria win was 0-1 (6.74%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.37%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with an 8.4% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a 2-0 win for United Arab Emirates in this match and our data analysis correctly predicted the win for United Arab Emirates.
