Match details. An international friendly. Kick-off is Mon 28 Sep, 13:00 Lagos time.
What's at stake. It is a friendly, so no points ride on it.
Form. Tajikistan have won five, drawn three and lost two of their last ten, 1.8 points a game. Their last five, newest first: D W W W D. Palestine have won three, drawn six and lost one of their last ten, 1.5 points a game. Their last five, newest first: D D D W D.
The numbers. Tajikistan score 1.2 and concede 1.3 a game in their last six at home, with two clean sheets. Tajikistan average 4.7 corners and 1.0 cards a game. Palestine score 1.1 and concede 0.9 a game over their last ten, with four clean sheets and two games without a goal. Palestine average 8.4 shots (3.1 on target), 5.2 corners and 2.2 cards a game, with 43% of the ball.
Where it pulls both ways. The prices and the records disagree: the odds board makes it 31% against the records' 69%.
The read. No side to back. An open game. Nothing separates them clearly enough to back a side. Their goals for and against point to an open game. Their records put over 2.5 goals at 60%.
The bets. No bet yet: nothing I'd back is priced yet. Predicted score: Tajikistan 1-2 Palestine (9% chance).
The agreed story. No side to back (Palestine the favourite), an open game.
Every score's chance from both teams' checked games, never cut or rescaled. The lit square is the likeliest score that fits the read (an open game).