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 Cerezo Osaka win with a probability of 65.19%. A draw had a probability of 20.5% and a win for Vegalta Sendai had a probability of 14.26%.
The most likely scoreline for a Cerezo Osaka win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.11%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (12.08%) and 2-1 (9.75%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.77%), while for a Vegalta Sendai win it was 0-1 (4.89%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with a 6.1% likelihood.