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 45.32%. A draw had a probability of 28.1% and a win for Kuwait had a probability of 26.61%.
The most likely scoreline for a Iraq win was 0-1 with a probability of 13.83%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (9.1%) and 1-2 (8.52%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (12.96%), while for a Kuwait win it was 1-0 (9.86%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with a 10.5% likelihood.