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 Kawasaki Frontale win with a probability of 64.12%. A draw had a probability of 20% and a win for Kashiwa Reysol had a probability of 15.89%.
The most likely scoreline for a Kawasaki Frontale win was 2-0 with a probability of 10.51%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (9.98%) and 2-1 (9.91%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.41%), while for a Kashiwa Reysol win it was 0-1 (4.47%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with a 10% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Kawasaki Frontale would win this match.