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 China win with a probability of 46.48%. A win for Oman had a probability of 30.48% and a draw had a probability of 23%.
The most likely scoreline for a China win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.21%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (7.33%) and 2-0 (6.54%). The likeliest Oman win was 1-2 (7.27%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.32%). The actual scoreline of 1-1 was predicted with a 10.3% likelihood.