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 Ittihad win with a probability of 67.11%. A draw had a probability of 19.6% and a win for Al Wahda had a probability of 13.31%.
The most likely scoreline for an Al Ittihad win was 0-2 with a probability of 12.09%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (11.58%) and 1-2 (9.72%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.31%), while for an Al Wahda win it was 1-0 (4.46%). The actual scoreline of 0-3 was predicted with an 8.4% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Al Ittihad would win this match.