The hosts have been solid this season and look to be improving in each match they play, with their big-name players starting to influence those around them. The visitors are yet to win a match on their travels this season and have found goals very hard to come by, which does not inspire much confidence in their chances here.
Therefore, we say the hosts will win this one by two goals.
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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 Ettifaq win with a probability of 53.08%. A draw had a probability of 23.8% and a win for Al Tai had a probability of 23.1%.
The most likely scoreline for an Al Ettifaq win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.74%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.74%) and 2-0 (9.26%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.3%), while for an Al Tai win it was 0-1 (6.57%). The actual scoreline of 4-3 was predicted with a 0.4% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Al Ettifaq would win this match.
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