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 Consadole Sapporo win with a probability of 40.5%. A win for Vissel Kobe had a probability of 35.44% and a draw had a probability of 24.1%.
The most likely scoreline for a Consadole Sapporo win was 2-1 with a probability of 8.71%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (7.52%) and 2-0 (5.95%). The likeliest Vissel Kobe win was 1-2 (8.07%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.01%). The actual scoreline of 3-4 was predicted with a 0.6% likelihood.