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 Yokohama F Marinos win with a probability of 46.82%. A win for Kashima Antlers had a probability of 29.78% and a draw had a probability of 23.4%.
The most likely scoreline for a Yokohama F Marinos win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.31%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (7.92%) and 2-0 (6.9%). The likeliest Kashima Antlers win was 1-2 (7.2%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.67%). The actual scoreline of 2-3 was predicted with a 2.8% likelihood.