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 Urawa Red Diamonds win with a probability of 45.43%. A draw had a probability of 27.7% and a win for Vegalta Sendai had a probability of 26.88%.
The most likely scoreline for a Urawa Red Diamonds win was 0-1 with a probability of 13.39%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (8.98%) and 1-2 (8.65%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (12.89%), while for a Vegalta Sendai win it was 1-0 (9.62%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with a 10% likelihood.