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 Kawasaki Frontale win with a probability of 79.19%. A draw had a probability of 13.5% and a win for Shimizu S-Pulse had a probability of 7.27%.
The most likely scoreline for a Kawasaki Frontale win was 2-0 with a probability of 12.35%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 3-0 (10.98%) and 1-0 (9.26%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (6.42%), while for a Shimizu S-Pulse win it was 0-1 (2.41%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with a 9.3% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Kawasaki Frontale would win this match.