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 United Arab Emirates win with a probability of 41.27%. A win for Kuwait had a probability of 31.49% and a draw had a probability of 27.2%.
The most likely scoreline for a United Arab Emirates win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.54%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.51%) and 2-0 (7.62%). The likeliest Kuwait win was 0-1 (9.77%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.89%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with an 11.5% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 1-0 win for United Arab Emirates in this match and our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted the win for United Arab Emirates.