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 Foolad win with a probability of 46.91%. A win for Al-Sadd had a probability of 29.13% and a draw had a probability of 24%.
The most likely scoreline for a Foolad win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.37%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (8.73%) and 2-0 (7.34%). The likeliest Al-Sadd win was 1-2 (7.12%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.14%). The actual scoreline of 0-1 was predicted with a 6.6% likelihood.