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-Sadd win with a probability of 40.78%. A win for Al Ittihad had a probability of 36.67% and a draw had a probability of 22.55%.
The most likely scoreline for a Al-Sadd win was 2-1 with a probability of 8.56%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (6.48%) and 2-0 (5.26%). The likeliest Al Ittihad win was 1-2 (7.78%) , while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (9.45%).