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 Saudi Arabia win with a probability of 53.11%. A draw had a probability of 26.5% and a win for Tajikistan had a probability of 20.37%.
The most likely scoreline for a Saudi Arabia win was 0-1 with a probability of 15.18%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (11.17%) and 1-2 (8.94%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (12.13%), while for a Tajikistan win it was 1-0 (8.24%). The actual scoreline of 1-1 was predicted with a 12.1% likelihood.