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 Urawa Red Diamonds win with a probability of 47.72%. A draw had a probability of 27.7% and a win for Kyoto Sanga had a probability of 24.53%.
The most likely scoreline for a Urawa Red Diamonds win was 0-1 with a probability of 14.36%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (9.75%) and 1-2 (8.66%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (12.76%), while for a Kyoto Sanga win it was 1-0 (9.4%). The actual scoreline of 0-2 was predicted with a 9.8% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Urawa Red Diamonds would win this match.