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 55.3%. A draw had a probability of 24.6% and a win for Oita Trinita had a probability of 20.1%.
The most likely scoreline for a Sanfrecce Hiroshima win was 1-0 with a probability of 13.21%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (10.82%) and 2-1 (9.52%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.61%), while for a Oita Trinita win it was 0-1 (7.09%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with a 5.1% likelihood.