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 46.28%. A win for FC Tokyo had a probability of 27.36% and a draw had a probability of 26.4%.
The most likely scoreline for a Cerezo Osaka win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.91%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.06%) and 2-0 (8.63%). The likeliest FC Tokyo win was 0-1 (8.63%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.5%). The actual scoreline of 0-1 was predicted with an 8.6% likelihood.