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 51.68%. A win for Al Arabi had a probability of 26.77% and a draw had a probability of 21.54%.
The most likely scoreline for a Al Wakrah win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.32%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (6.62%) and 1-0 (6.57%). The likeliest Al Arabi win was 1-2 (6.51%) , while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (9.24%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with a 3.3% likelihood.