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 Under-23s win with a probability of 80.72%. A draw had a probability of 13% and a win for Paraguay Under-23s had a probability of 6.25%.
The most likely scoreline for a Japan Under-23s win was 2-0 with a probability of 13.46%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 3-0 (11.9%) and 1-0 (10.15%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (6.2%), while for a Paraguay Under-23s win it was 0-1 (2.34%). The actual scoreline of 5-0 was predicted with a 4.2% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Japan Under-23s would win this match.