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 win with a probability of 85.59%. A draw had a probability of 9.7% and a win for Myanmar had a probability of 4.69%.
The most likely scoreline for a Japan win was 0-3 with a probability of 11.44%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (10.79%) and 0-4 (9.09%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (4.53%), while for a Myanmar win it was 2-1 (1.51%). The actual scoreline of 0-5 was predicted with a 5.8% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Japan would win this match.