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 Al-Sadd win with a probability of 49.3%. A win for Al-Ain had a probability of 27.74% and a draw had a probability of 23%.
The most likely scoreline for an Al-Sadd win was 1-2 with a probability of 9.48%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (7.97%) and 0-2 (7.23%). The likeliest Al-Ain win was 2-1 (6.85%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.44%). The actual scoreline of 3-3 was predicted with a 1.6% likelihood.