World Cup

World Cup Qualifying - Asia | Third Round

Sep 2, 2021 at 7pm UK

Saudi Arabia
3 - 1
Vietnam

Al-Dawsari (55' pen.), Al-Shahrani (67'), Al-Shehri (80' pen.)

FT(HT: 0-1)

Hai Nguyen (3')
Thanh Vu (43'), Mạnh Dỗ (51')
Mạnh Dỗ (54')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Thursday's World Cup Qualifying - Asia clash between Saudi Arabia and Vietnam, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

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 Saudi Arabia win with a probability of 47.66%. A win for Vietnam had a probability of 27.9% and a draw had a probability of 24.4%.

The most likely scoreline for a Saudi Arabia win was 1-0 with a probability of 9.64%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.43%) and 2-0 (7.89%). The likeliest Vietnam win was 0-1 (7.04%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.52%). The actual scoreline of 3-1 was predicted with a 5.1% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Saudi Arabia would win this match.

Result
Saudi Arabia	Draw	Vietnam
47.66%	24.44%	27.9%

Both teams to score 56.16%

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

53.81%

46.19%

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

31.51%

68.48%

Saudi Arabia Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

80.53%

19.47%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

48.67%

51.32%

Vietnam Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

69.74%

30.26%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

33.57%

66.43%

Score Analysis

Saudi Arabia 47.66%

Vietnam 27.9%

Draw 24.43%

Saudi Arabia	Draw	Vietnam
1-0 @ 9.64% 2-1 @ 9.43% 2-0 @ 7.89% 3-1 @ 5.14% 3-0 @ 4.3% 3-2 @ 3.07% 4-1 @ 2.1% 4-0 @ 1.76% 4-2 @ 1.26% Other @ 3.06% Total : 47.66%	1-1 @ 11.52% 0-0 @ 5.89% 2-2 @ 5.64% 3-3 @ 1.23% Other @ 0.16% Total : 24.43%	0-1 @ 7.04% 1-2 @ 6.89% 0-2 @ 4.21% 1-3 @ 2.74% 2-3 @ 2.25% 0-3 @ 1.68% Other @ 3.1% Total : 27.9%