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 49.93%. A win for Consadole Sapporo had a probability of 27.24% and a draw had a probability of 22.8%.
The most likely scoreline for a Yokohama F Marinos win was 1-2 with a probability of 9.52%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (7.97%) and 0-2 (7.31%). The likeliest Consadole Sapporo win was 2-1 (6.76%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.37%). The actual scoreline of 3-1 was predicted with a 2.9% likelihood.