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 North Korea win with a probability of 74.31%. A draw had a probability of 15.9% and a win for Sri Lanka had a probability of 9.82%.
The most likely scoreline for a North Korea win was 2-0 with a probability of 11.82%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 3-0 (9.72%) and 1-0 (9.59%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (7.49%), while for a Sri Lanka win it was 0-1 (3.04%).