We said: USA 2-0 Oman
Even though they wound up with a convincing result against Uzbekistan, the Yanks did not look like a team ranked 11th in the world, but quality sides make the most of their scoring opportunities, and that is why we believe they will get the better of Oman.
Read more.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 USA win with a probability of 57.71%. A draw had a probability of 24.9% and a win for Oman had a probability of 17.38%.
The most likely scoreline for a USA win was 1-0 with a probability of 15.27%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (12.21%) and 2-1 (9.15%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.44%), while for a Oman win it was 0-1 (7.15%). The actual scoreline of 4-0 was predicted with a 2.6% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that USA would win this match.