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 Sanfrecce Hiroshima win with a probability of 48.94%. A draw had a probability of 26.3% and a win for Gamba Osaka had a probability of 24.8%.
The most likely scoreline for a Sanfrecce Hiroshima win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.77%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (9.44%) and 2-1 (9.16%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (12.39%), while for a Gamba Osaka win it was 0-1 (8.39%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with an 8.6% likelihood.