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 44.32%. A win for New Zealand had a probability of 30.4% and a draw had a probability of 25.3%.
The most likely scoreline for a Oman win was 1-0 with a probability of 9.85%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.11%) and 2-0 (7.49%). The likeliest New Zealand win was 0-1 (7.88%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.97%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with a 6.5% likelihood.