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-Ahli win with a probability of 47.47%. A win for Al Shabab had a probability of 26.74% and a draw had a probability of 25.8%.
The most likely scoreline for an Al-Ahli win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.52%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.24%) and 2-0 (8.69%). The likeliest Al Shabab win was 0-1 (8.13%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.26%). The actual scoreline of 3-2 was predicted with a 2.5% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Al-Ahli would win this match.