We said: Vietnam 1-2 Oman
With neither side having much to play for, both managers could experiment in this game which makes it difficult to predict an outcome. Oman are certainly the stronger side and have had some good results in this qualifying campaign, so we think they will take the three points.
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 Vietnam win with a probability of 42.89%. A win for Oman had a probability of 33.66% and a draw had a probability of 23.5%.
The most likely scoreline for a Vietnam win was 2-1 with a probability of 8.89%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (7.16%) and 2-0 (6.04%). The likeliest Oman win was 1-2 (7.76%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.53%). The actual scoreline of 0-1 was predicted with a 6.2% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted that Oman would win this match.