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-Sadd win with a probability of 56.07%. A win for Al Shahaniya had a probability of 23.34% and a draw had a probability of 20.6%.
The most likely scoreline for an Al-Sadd win was 1-2 with a probability of 9.45%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (7.07%) and 1-3 (6.78%). The likeliest Al Shahaniya win was 2-1 (5.87%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (8.78%). The actual scoreline of 0-5 was predicted with a 1.2% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Al-Sadd would win this match.