Data Analysis
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 54.6%. A draw had a probability of 26.8% and a win for Cameroon had a probability of 18.59%.
The most likely scoreline for a Japan win was 1-0 with a probability of 16.51%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (11.98%) and 2-1 (8.65%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.92%), while for a Cameroon win it was 0-1 (8.21%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with an 11.4% likelihood.