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 Yokohama F Marinos win with a probability of 54.95%. A win for Vissel Kobe had a probability of 23.42% and a draw had a probability of 21.6%.
The most likely scoreline for a Yokohama F Marinos win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.72%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (7.87%) and 2-0 (7.85%). The likeliest Vissel Kobe win was 1-2 (6.03%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (9.74%). The actual scoreline of 2-3 was predicted with a 2.5% likelihood.