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 46.14%. A win for Al Wihdat had a probability of 29.12% and a draw had a probability of 24.7%.
The most likely scoreline for a Foolad win was 1-0 with a probability of 9.61%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.3%) and 2-0 (7.65%). The likeliest Al Wihdat win was 0-1 (7.33%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.67%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with a 9.6% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 1-0 win for Foolad in this match.