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 56.27%. A draw had a probability of 22.5% and a win for Kashima Antlers had a probability of 21.27%.
The most likely scoreline for a Yokohama F Marinos win was 1-0 with a probability of 9.94%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.9%) and 2-0 (9.3%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.56%), while for a Kashima Antlers win it was 0-1 (5.64%). The actual scoreline of 0-2 was predicted with a 3% likelihood.