LG Uplus 'Iksy' 70% Probability of Defeat Predicted
Saudi Arabia Surpasses AI Predictions... Will the Korean National Team Cause an Upset?
The South Korean national football team coach Paulo Bento and players including 'Captain' Son Heung-min are training at the Al Egla training ground in Doha, Qatar, for the 2022 Qatar World Cup. [Image source=Yonhap News]
[Asia Economy Reporter Oh Su-yeon] There is no fortune-telling octopus for the 2022 Qatar World Cup, but there is artificial intelligence (AI) that predicts wins and losses. AI prediction results indicate that the South Korean national soccer team will lose 0-2 in the match against Uruguay on the 24th.
On the 24th, LG Uplus's AI Ixi predicted that South Korea has a 70% probability of losing to Uruguay in the Korea:Uruguay match. Ixi forecasted a 19% chance of a draw and an 11% chance of South Korea winning against Uruguay. Ixi predicted the highest probability of losing 0-2, followed by losing 0-1 and 1-2.
Not only Ixi but other AIs also predict South Korea's defeat as likely. Al Jazeera's AI 'Kashef' predicted that South Korea has a 41% chance of losing to Uruguay. The probability of a draw was 34%, and the chance of South Korea winning was 25%. Nexon, using big data from the manager mode play accumulated in FIFA Online 4, forecasted a 53% chance of losing to Uruguay, 30% chance of a draw, and 17% chance of winning.
The match against Portugal on December 3 is also tough. Ixi predicted South Korea's winning rate at only 20%. Ixi forecasted a 56% chance of Portugal winning and a 24% chance of a draw. The AI score prediction showed the highest possibility of a 0-1 loss.
The match Ixi predicted South Korea would win is the game against Ghana on the 28th. It forecasted a 42% chance of South Korea winning, 28% chance of a draw, and 30% chance of Ghana winning. The AI score prediction indicated a 1-1 draw as most likely, followed by a 1-0 victory for South Korea. It is expected that Portugal and Uruguay will advance to the round of 16 in Group H. South Korea is predicted to fail to advance to the round of 16.
LG Uplus, which provides the prediction service, stated that the focus is more on user enjoyment than on the accuracy of the results. As of the 22nd, Ixi correctly predicted the outcomes of three out of four matches: Qatar vs. Ecuador, England vs. Iran, and Senegal vs. Netherlands.
It is too early to be disappointed with Ixi's prediction results. On the 22nd, Ixi predicted an overwhelming 4-0 victory for Argentina against Saudi Arabia, but in the actual match, Saudi Arabia caused an upset by winning 2-1. Since various variables come into play on the field, the South Korean team may also show results that overturn the predictions.
LG Uplus opened the '2022 Qatar Pavilion' on its integrated sports community platform Spoki, live broadcasting the World Cup and providing AI-based match predictions, schedules, brackets, highlight videos, and more. AI match predictions analyze match results using the latest AI prediction technology based on international match data of the countries participating in the World Cup and provide the top 1 to 3 most probable match scores.
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