The Match
Preview
Sports Mole previews Thursday's World Cup Qualifying - Asia clash between Australia and Saudi Arabia, 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 44.33%. A win for Australia had a probability of 32.83% and a draw had a probability of 22.8%.
The most likely scoreline for a Saudi Arabia win was 1-2 with a probability of 8.92%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (6.62%) and 0-2 (5.9%). The likeliest Australia win was 2-1 (7.55%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with a 3.7% likelihood.
| Result | ||
| Australia | Draw | Saudi Arabia |
| 32.83% | 22.83% | 44.33% |
| Both teams to score 64.82% |
| Goals |
| Over 2.5 | Under 2.5 |
