予想

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 予想 is read よそう. It means a prediction or expectation about a result or amount.
• Basic usage: It is used for predicting a game result and comparing actual attendance with what was expected.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Predicting a result
  • 試合の結果を皆で予想した means that everyone predicted the game's result.
• Comparison with expectations
  • 予想より多く means the actual number of visitors was greater than expected.