UAE will be determined to bounce back from their five-goal loss to Argentina last time out, and we are backing the home side to triumph here. Kazakhstan were disappointing against Uzbekistan on Wednesday and could be on the end of another defeat in Saturday's contest.
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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 United Arab Emirates win with a probability of 50.9%. A win for Kazakhstan had a probability of 25.36% and a draw had a probability of 23.7%.
The most likely scoreline for a United Arab Emirates win was 1-0 with a probability of 9.7%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.66%) and 2-0 (8.39%). The likeliest Kazakhstan win was 0-1 (6.46%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.16%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 9.7% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a 2-1 win for United Arab Emirates in this match and our data analysis correctly predicted the win for United Arab Emirates.