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 England win with a probability of 51.49%. A win for Japan had a probability of 24.72% and a draw had a probability of 23.79%.
The most likely scoreline for a England win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.05%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.57%) and 2-0 (8.38%). The likeliest Japan win was 0-1 (6.55%) , while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.27%). The actual scoreline of 0-1 was predicted with a 6.6% likelihood.