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 Al-Nassr win with a probability of 65.55%. A draw had a probability of 21.5% and a win for Persepolis had a probability of 12.93%.
The most likely scoreline for an Al-Nassr win was 0-1 with a probability of 14.7%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (13.66%) and 1-2 (9.27%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.98%), while for a Persepolis win it was 1-0 (5.37%). The actual scoreline of 0-2 was predicted with a 13.7% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Al-Nassr would win this match.