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 Cerezo Osaka win with a probability of 55.06%. A draw had a probability of 24% and a win for Yokohama FC had a probability of 20.88%.
The most likely scoreline for a Cerezo Osaka win was 0-1 with a probability of 12.12%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (10.27%) and 1-2 (9.69%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.43%), while for a Yokohama FC win it was 1-0 (6.74%). The actual scoreline of 0-1 was predicted with a 12.1% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 0-1 win for Cerezo Osaka in this match.