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 Saudi Arabia win with a probability of 47.07%. A win for Oman had a probability of 27.49% and a draw had a probability of 25.4%.
The most likely scoreline for a Saudi Arabia win was 0-1 with a probability of 10.88%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (9.29%) and 0-2 (8.36%). The likeliest Oman win was 1-0 (7.88%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.09%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 6.7% likelihood.