We said: Tajikistan 2-0 Nepal
Tajikistan's ranking of 105 compared to 176 for visitors Nepal suggests the hosts should be heavy favourites to extend their record to four wins from four against their upcoming opponents.
Shekiladze's men performed much better in qualifying, despite elimination, and their run to the Asian Cup quarter-finals could indicate they are a rising force in AFC.
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 Tajikistan win with a probability of 67.21%. A draw had a probability of 20.2% and a win for Nepal had a probability of 12.57%.
The most likely scoreline for a Tajikistan win was 1-0 with a probability of 13.26%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (13.18%) and 2-1 (9.48%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.54%), while for a Nepal win it was 0-1 (4.8%). The actual scoreline of 4-0 was predicted with a 4.3% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Tajikistan would win this match.