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 50.82%. A win for Oman had a probability of 26.22% and a draw had a probability of 23%.
The most likely scoreline for a Japan win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.61%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (8.47%) and 2-0 (7.71%). The likeliest Oman win was 1-2 (6.59%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.56%). The actual scoreline of 0-1 was predicted with a 5.8% likelihood.