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 54.02%. A draw had a probability of 25.8% and a win for Palestine had a probability of 20.18%.
The most likely scoreline for a Saudi Arabia win was 1-0 with a probability of 14.53%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (11.12%) and 2-1 (9.16%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.96%), while for a Palestine win it was 0-1 (7.82%). The actual scoreline of 5-0 was predicted with a 0.7% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Saudi Arabia would win this match.