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 55.12%. A draw had a probability of 24.9% and a win for Vietnam had a probability of 19.92%.
The most likely scoreline for a South Korea win was 1-0 with a probability of 13.72%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (11.01%) and 2-1 (9.41%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.71%), while for a Vietnam win it was 0-1 (7.3%). The actual scoreline of 6-0 was predicted with a 0.2% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that South Korea would win this match.