We said: Japan 0-3 Brazil
Japan are proving themselves to be a force to be reckoned with, but facing a Brazil side - even a much-changed one - normally ends one way for most teams nowadays.
Tite will expect to have his Liverpool and Real Madrid contingent back to full fitness for Monday's game, and a refreshed set of options should storm to a straightforward victory.
Read more.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 Brazil win with a probability of 45.05%. A win for Japan had a probability of 30.13% and a draw had a probability of 24.8%.
The most likely scoreline for a Brazil win was 0-1 with a probability of 9.43%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (9.21%) and 0-2 (7.42%). The likeliest Japan win was 1-0 (7.45%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.7%). The actual scoreline of 0-1 was predicted with a 9.4% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 0-1 win for Brazil in this match and our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted the win for Brazil.