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 44.67%. A win for Vissel Kobe had a probability of 29.91% and a draw had a probability of 25.4%.
The most likely scoreline for a Cerezo Osaka win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.14%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.12%) and 2-0 (7.67%). The likeliest Vissel Kobe win was 0-1 (7.98%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.06%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with a 6.7% likelihood.