This promises to be an intriguing affair between two strong sides keen to bounce back from defeats and end on a high, and it could certainly go either way.
We just see Al-Hilal's squad as slightly stronger and more experienced at the top level than that of their opponents and fancy them to leave Abu Dhabi with a narrow victory to finish third in this year's tournament.
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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 Al-Hilal win with a probability of 51.85%. A win for Al Ahly had a probability of 24.88% and a draw had a probability of 23.3%.
The most likely scoreline for an Al-Hilal win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.71%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (9.31%) and 2-0 (8.31%). The likeliest Al Ahly win was 1-2 (6.35%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.87%). The actual scoreline of 0-4 was predicted with a 0.4% likelihood.
