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 Yokohama F Marinos win with a probability of 57.69%. A draw had a probability of 21.9% and a win for Cerezo Osaka had a probability of 20.44%.
The most likely scoreline for a Yokohama F Marinos win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.93%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (9.59%) and 2-0 (9.3%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.23%), while for a Cerezo Osaka win it was 1-2 (5.46%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with a 9.6% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Yokohama F Marinos would win this match.