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 Oita Trinita win with a probability of 39.47%. A win for Vegalta Sendai had a probability of 31.71% and a draw had a probability of 28.8%.
The most likely scoreline for a Oita Trinita win was 0-1 with a probability of 12.85%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (7.92%) and 0-2 (7.65%). The likeliest Vegalta Sendai win was 1-0 (11.18%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.3%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 6.9% likelihood.