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 India win with a probability of 39.46%. A win for Qatar had a probability of 38.04% and a draw had a probability of 22.5%.
The most likely scoreline for a India win was 2-1 with a probability of 8.24%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (5.58%) and 2-0 (4.84%). The likeliest Qatar win was 1-2 (8.08%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (9.49%). The actual scoreline of 0-1 was predicted with a 5.5% likelihood.