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-Duhail win with a probability of 47.74%. A win for Al-Shorta had a probability of 26.84% and a draw had a probability of 25.4%.
The most likely scoreline for an Al-Duhail win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.09%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.32%) and 2-0 (8.56%). The likeliest Al-Shorta win was 0-1 (7.84%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.09%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with an 8.6% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Al-Duhail would win this match.