We said: Qatar 2-0 Kuwait
Following their Asian Cup success earlier in the year, Qatar will be very confident of securing back-to-back wins over Kuwait in March.
The Blue Wave struggled during friendlies against Uganda and Libya in January, and Rui Bento's men are unlikely to earn anything from their trip to Doha on Thursday.
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 Kuwait win with a probability of 36.57%. A win for Qatar had a probability of 35.99% and a draw had a probability of 27.5%.
The most likely scoreline for a Kuwait win was 0-1 with a probability of 10.74%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (7.94%) and 0-2 (6.56%). The likeliest Qatar win was 1-0 (10.63%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.99%). The actual scoreline of 3-0 was predicted with a 2.6% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted that Qatar would win this match.