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 Kawasaki Frontale win with a probability of 69.09%. A draw had a probability of 18.5% and a win for Sanfrecce Hiroshima had a probability of 12.39%.
The most likely scoreline for a Kawasaki Frontale win was 0-2 with a probability of 11.97%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (10.91%) and 1-2 (9.66%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (8.8%), while for a Sanfrecce Hiroshima win it was 1-0 (4.01%). The actual scoreline of 1-1 was predicted with an 8.8% likelihood.