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 Saudi Arabia win with a probability of 44.36%. A win for Oman had a probability of 30.18% and a draw had a probability of 25.5%.
The most likely scoreline for a Saudi Arabia win was 0-1 with a probability of 10.1%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (9.09%) and 0-2 (7.6%). The likeliest Oman win was 1-0 (8.03%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.08%). The actual scoreline of 0-1 was predicted with a 10.1% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 0-1 win for Saudi Arabia in this match.