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 Japan win with a probability of 50.87%. A win for Oman had a probability of 25.83% and a draw had a probability of 23.3%.

The most likely scoreline for a Japan win was 1-2 with a probability of 9.65%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (9.02%) and 0-2 (8.02%). The likeliest Oman win was 2-1 (6.53%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.84%). The actual scoreline of 0-1 was predicted with a 9% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Japan would win this match.