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 54.7%. A draw had a probability of 24.4% and a win for Al Wihdat had a probability of 20.88%.
The most likely scoreline for an Al-Sadd win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.56%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (10.41%) and 2-1 (9.6%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.58%), while for an Al Wihdat win it was 0-1 (6.99%). The actual scoreline of 3-1 was predicted with a 5.3% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Al-Sadd would win this match.