We said: Tajikistan 2-1 Jordan
After conceding 13 goals across their first four matches under new boss Ammouta, Jordan must make improvements in defence if they are to have any chance of claiming a positive result against a Tajikistan outfit, who have scored in each of their last six internationals.
There is little to separate these two nations, but we believe that Tajikistan will do enough to claim a slender win and open their account in World Cup qualifying.
Read more.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 Tajikistan win with a probability of 41.59%. A win for Jordan had a probability of 31.34% and a draw had a probability of 27.1%.
The most likely scoreline for a Tajikistan win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.43%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.57%) and 2-0 (7.64%). The likeliest Jordan win was 0-1 (9.6%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.83%). The actual scoreline of 1-1 was predicted with a 12.8% likelihood.