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 Persepolis win with a probability of 39.94%. A win for Goa had a probability of 34.16% and a draw had a probability of 25.9%.
The most likely scoreline for a Persepolis win was 0-1 with a probability of 9.64%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.61%) and 0-2 (6.75%). The likeliest Goa win was 1-0 (8.78%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.29%). The actual scoreline of 0-4 was predicted with a 1.1% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Persepolis would win this match.