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-Taawoun win with a probability of 42.93%. A win for Al Khaleej had a probability of 31.73% and a draw had a probability of 25.3%.
The most likely scoreline for an Al-Taawoun win was 1-0 with a probability of 9.59%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.98%) and 2-0 (7.18%). The likeliest Al Khaleej win was 0-1 (8.02%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 7.2% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Al-Taawoun would win this match.