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 62.32%. A draw had a probability of 23.1% and a win for Tajikistan had a probability of 14.58%.
The most likely scoreline for a Japan win was 1-0 with a probability of 15.26%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (13.23%) and 2-1 (9.21%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.62%), while for a Tajikistan win it was 0-1 (6.13%). The actual scoreline of 4-1 was predicted with a 2.3% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Japan would win this match.