FT · World: International Friendly · Wednesday, 23 September 2026

Azerbaijan 1–0 TajikistanMatch recap & how our call landed · Wednesday, 23 September 2026

Azerbaijan
1–0
Azerbaijan win
Tajikistan

Our call before kickoff

Our call missed

Before kickoff our call was Tajikistan to win at 66%. Bawler had Azerbaijan at 15%, the draw at 19% and Tajikistan at 66%. The match finished 1–0.

Pre-match probability vs result

Azerbaijan win
15%
Result
Draw
19%
Tajikistan win
66%

Goals we expected vs goals scored

Our forecast
1.1 – 2.4
Total 3.5
Actual
1 – 0
Total 1 (−2.5 against our forecast)

The match produced 2.5 fewer goals than we forecast. That can be wasteful finishing, strong goalkeeping or chances we over-rated.

Every graded pick · and how it landed

Graded pick · high confidence
Tajikistan to win
Pre-match: 66%
Missed

Each pick's figure is the one published with it before kickoff. It comes from a separate calculation, so a pick on the result can show a different number from the win/draw/win split above.

What we said pre-match

"Tajikistan's away win is the high-confidence call, backed by a commanding 2.42 expected goals to Azerbaijan's 1.09 and a 66% win probability that reflects clear superiority in chance creation."

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