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 Consadole Sapporo win with a probability of 48.02%. A draw had a probability of 27.2% and a win for Vegalta Sendai had a probability of 24.76%.
The most likely scoreline for a Consadole Sapporo win was 0-1 with a probability of 13.75%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (9.62%) and 1-2 (8.85%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (12.66%), while for a Vegalta Sendai win it was 1-0 (9.06%). The actual scoreline of 1-1 was predicted with a 12.7% likelihood.