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 Iraq win with a probability of 57.02%. A draw had a probability of 23.3% and a win for Kuwait had a probability of 19.68%.
The most likely scoreline for a Iraq win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.88%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (10.49%) and 2-1 (9.79%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.08%), while for a Kuwait win it was 0-1 (6.27%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with a 6.7% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a draw in this match.