We said: Al-Hilal 6-0 Abha
If Al-Hilal are on their game they will win this at a canter, and win it emphatically, against one of the division's poorest defences.
For a side showing no form at all, facing the runaway league leaders away from home is not the ideal assignment for Manai, and the task will likely be to keep the score down.
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 Al-Hilal win with a probability of 88.94%. A draw had a probability of 7.6% and a win for Abha had a probability of 3.41%.
The most likely scoreline for an Al-Hilal win was 3-0 with a probability of 11.38%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 4-0 (10%) and 2-0 (9.72%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (3.53%), while for an Abha win it was 1-2 (1.13%). The actual scoreline of 7-0 was predicted with a 2.1% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Al-Hilal would win this match.