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 42.1%. A win for Japan had a probability of 30.25% and a draw had a probability of 27.55%.
The most likely scoreline for a Brazil win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.47%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.35%) and 2-0 (8.09%). The likeliest Japan win was 0-1 (9.95%) , while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.84%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with an 8.4% likelihood.