FT · World: International Friendly · Tuesday, 06 October 2026

China 0–1 TajikistanMatch recap & how our call landed · Tuesday, 06 October 2026

China
0–1
Tajikistan win
Tajikistan

Our call before kickoff

Our call missed

Before kickoff our call was China or draw at 68%. Bawler had China at 40%, the draw at 28% and Tajikistan at 32%. The match finished 0–1.

Pre-match probability vs result

China win
40%
Draw
28%
Tajikistan win
32%
Result

Goals we expected vs goals scored

Our forecast
1.4 – 1.2
Total 2.6
Actual
0 – 1
Total 1 (−1.6 against our forecast)
Chances created (xG)
0.2 – 1.9
From the match itself

The match produced 1.6 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
Over 1.5 goals
Pre-match: 74%
Missed
Outside shot
Over 3.5 goals
Pre-match: 27%
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.

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