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 Oman win with a probability of 39.89%. A win for China had a probability of 31.97% and a draw had a probability of 28.1%.
The most likely scoreline for a Oman win was 0-1 with a probability of 12.21%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.16%) and 0-2 (7.57%). The likeliest China win was 1-0 (10.62%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.16%). The actual scoreline of 0-2 was predicted with a 7.6% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Oman would win this match.