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 Khaleej win with a probability of 45.12%. A win for Al Ettifaq had a probability of 28.65% and a draw had a probability of 26.2%.
The most likely scoreline for an Al Khaleej win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.35%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.02%) and 2-0 (8.22%). The likeliest Al Ettifaq win was 0-1 (8.61%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.46%). The actual scoreline of 0-2 was predicted with a 4.7% likelihood.