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 Sanfrecce Hiroshima win with a probability of 50.42%. A draw had a probability of 25.7% and a win for Yokohama FC had a probability of 23.87%.
The most likely scoreline for a Sanfrecce Hiroshima win was 0-1 with a probability of 12.55%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (9.63%) and 1-2 (9.33%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (12.16%), while for a Yokohama FC win it was 1-0 (7.93%). The actual scoreline of 0-2 was predicted with a 9.6% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Sanfrecce Hiroshima would win this match.
