We said: Australia 2-0 India
Stimac seems unconcerned about how India will fare at this tournament, reportedly consulting an astrologer on team selections.
The Aussies, meanwhile, have been laser-focused lately, and their overall balance across the pitch should propel them to a comfortable opening victory.
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 Australia win with a probability of 61.56%. A draw had a probability of 22% and a win for India had a probability of 16.46%.
The most likely scoreline for an Australia win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.29%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (11.52%) and 2-1 (9.79%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.44%), while for a India win it was 0-1 (5.57%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with an 11.5% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a 2-0 win for Australia in this match and our data analysis correctly predicted the win for Australia.
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