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 Nagoya Grampus win with a probability of 36.07%. A win for Albirex Niigata had a probability of 34.74% and a draw had a probability of 29.2%.
The most likely scoreline for a Nagoya Grampus win was 0-1 with a probability of 12.38%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (7.44%) and 0-2 (6.87%). The likeliest Albirex Niigata win was 1-0 (12.08%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.41%). The actual scoreline of 1-3 was predicted with a 2.8% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Nagoya Grampus would win this match.