Data Analysis
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-Sadd win with a probability of 51.43%. A draw had a probability of 24.4% and a win for Al Wihdat had a probability of 24.14%.
The most likely scoreline for an Al-Sadd win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.01%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.62%) and 2-0 (9.12%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.61%), while for an Al Wihdat win it was 0-1 (7.01%). The actual scoreline of 5-2 was predicted with a 0.4% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Al-Sadd would win this match.