We said: Vissel Kobe 3-1 Consadole Sapporo
Vissel will be full of confidence after their convincing away victory last weekend, and they should back themselves to score freely against a Consadole side who have conceded seven goals in their last two matches.
The visitors have never been too far away from goalscoring action and drama in recent matches, but we see Consa coming out as losers of an exciting matchup in Kobe on Saturday.
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 Vissel Kobe win with a probability of 46.62%. A win for Consadole Sapporo had a probability of 30.76% and a draw had a probability of 22.6%.
The most likely scoreline for a Vissel Kobe win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.12%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (6.8%) and 2-0 (6.25%). The likeliest Consadole Sapporo win was 1-2 (7.24%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (9.92%). The actual scoreline of 1-1 was predicted with a 9.9% likelihood.