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 Oita Trinita win with a probability of 41.57%. A win for Vegalta Sendai had a probability of 31.34% and a draw had a probability of 27.1%.
The most likely scoreline for a Oita Trinita win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.43%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.57%) and 2-0 (7.64%). The likeliest Vegalta Sendai win was 0-1 (9.61%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.83%). The actual scoreline of 0-2 was predicted with a 5.4% likelihood.