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 Wakrah win with a probability of 53.06%. A win for Al Shamal had a probability of 25.24% and a draw had a probability of 21.7%.
The most likely scoreline for an Al Wakrah win was 1-2 with a probability of 9.54%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (7.24%) and 0-2 (7.22%). The likeliest Al Shamal win was 2-1 (6.32%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (9.57%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with a 3.6% likelihood.