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 Brazil win with a probability of 40.1%. A win for Croatia had a probability of 35.55% and a draw had a probability of 24.35%.
The most likely scoreline for a Brazil win was 1-0 with a probability of 8.53%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.47%) and 2-0 (6.45%). The likeliest Croatia win was 1-2 (7.89%) , while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.41%). The actual scoreline of 3-1 was predicted with a 4.3% likelihood.