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 66.16%. A draw had a probability of 20% and a win for Sanfrecce Hiroshima had a probability of 13.81%.
The most likely scoreline for a Kawasaki Frontale win was 2-0 with a probability of 12.06%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (11.79%) and 2-1 (9.74%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.53%), while for a Sanfrecce Hiroshima win it was 0-1 (4.66%). The actual scoreline of 1-1 was predicted with a 9.5% likelihood.