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-Wasl win with a probability of 40.92%. A win for Al-Sadd had a probability of 36.16% and a draw had a probability of 22.9%.
The most likely scoreline for an Al-Wasl win was 1-2 with a probability of 8.54%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (6.22%) and 0-2 (5.33%). The likeliest Al-Sadd win was 2-1 (7.98%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (9.96%). The actual scoreline of 3-1 was predicted with a 4.3% likelihood.