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 Sharjah FC win with a probability of 40.71%. A win for Al-Faisaly had a probability of 33.54% and a draw had a probability of 25.7%.
The most likely scoreline for a Sharjah FC win was 1-0 with a probability of 9.61%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.71%) and 2-0 (6.86%). The likeliest Al-Faisaly win was 0-1 (8.56%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.21%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with a 9.6% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 1-0 win for Sharjah FC in this match.