Coverage of the AFC Champions League Group Stage clash between Al-Sadd and Al Wihdat.
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.