Form, Standings, Stats
Last Game: Saudi Arabia 2-0 Hong Kong
Wednesday, January 10 at 3.30pm in International Friendlies
Wednesday, January 10 at 3.30pm in International Friendlies
| Current Group F Standings | P | GD | PTS | |
| 1 | Thailand | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Oman | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Saudi Arabia | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Kyrgyzstan | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Last Game: UAE 0-1 Oman
Saturday, January 6 at 3.15pm in International Friendlies
Saturday, January 6 at 3.15pm in International Friendlies
| Current Group F Standings | P | GD | PTS | |
| 1 | Thailand | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Oman | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Saudi Arabia | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Kyrgyzstan | 0 | 0 | 0 |
We said: Saudi Arabia 1-1 Oman
Starting with perhaps their trickiest test of the group stage, Saudi Arabia could find Oman a tough nut to crack and may have to settle for a draw from their Asian Cup opener. The Reds are set up to contain bigger teams and counter-attack at pace, and that should help them pick up a point. 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 Saudi Arabia win with a probability of 40.36%. A draw had a probability of 29.8% and a win for Oman had a probability of 29.8%.
The most likely scoreline for a Saudi Arabia win was 1-0 with a probability of 14.21%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (8.15%) and 2-1 (7.67%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (13.37%), while for a Oman win it was 0-1 (11.66%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 7.7% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Saudi Arabia would win this match.
| Result | ||
| Saudi Arabia | Draw | Oman |
40.36% ( -0.01) | 29.84% ( 0.06) | 29.8% ( -0.05) |
| Both teams to score 41.62% ( -0.16) |
| Goals |
| Over 2.5 | Under 2.5 |
