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 South Korea win with a probability of 70.75%. A draw had a probability of 18.6% and a win for El Salvador had a probability of 10.63%.
The most likely scoreline for a South Korea win was 2-0 with a probability of 13.76%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (13.04%) and 3-0 (9.68%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (8.78%), while for a El Salvador win it was 0-1 (4.16%). The actual scoreline of 1-1 was predicted with an 8.8% likelihood.