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 64.18%. A draw had a probability of 21.5% and a win for Yokohama FC had a probability of 14.34%.
The most likely scoreline for a Sanfrecce Hiroshima win was 1-0 with a probability of 13.34%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (12.62%) and 2-1 (9.59%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.14%), while for a Yokohama FC win it was 0-1 (5.36%). The actual scoreline of 0-1 was predicted with a 5.4% likelihood.