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-Sadd win with a probability of 44.15%. A win for Persepolis had a probability of 30.38% and a draw had a probability of 25.5%.
The most likely scoreline for an Al-Sadd win was 0-1 with a probability of 10.06%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (9.08%) and 0-2 (7.56%). The likeliest Persepolis win was 1-0 (8.05%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.09%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with an 8.1% likelihood.