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 55.55%. A win for FC Tokyo had a probability of 22.9% and a draw had a probability of 21.5%.
The most likely scoreline for a Yokohama F Marinos win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.75%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (7.99%) and 1-0 (7.97%). The likeliest FC Tokyo win was 1-2 (5.93%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (9.73%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 9.7% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 2-1 win for Yokohama F Marinos in this match.