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 Wahda win with a probability of 38.5%. A win for Al Ettifaq had a probability of 35.62% and a draw had a probability of 25.9%.
The most likely scoreline for an Al Wahda win was 1-0 with a probability of 9.36%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.44%) and 2-0 (6.43%). The likeliest Al Ettifaq win was 0-1 (8.94%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.28%). The actual scoreline of 2-3 was predicted with a 2.4% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted that Al Ettifaq would win this match.