Saudi Arabia may have secured a 2-0 victory from the reverse fixture between these two, but Jordan were unlucky not to get anything from that game as they dominated with 56% possession and 10 more shots than their opponents.
We expect this one to be much more even between the two sides, and we predict that this game will end all square.
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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 Saudi Arabia win with a probability of 43.34%. A win for Jordan had a probability of 30.87% and a draw had a probability of 25.8%.
The most likely scoreline for a Saudi Arabia win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.28%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.96%) and 2-0 (7.52%). The likeliest Jordan win was 0-1 (8.39%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.26%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with a 7.3% likelihood.