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 Kashiwa Reysol win with a probability of 45.78%. A win for Urawa Red Diamonds had a probability of 29% and a draw had a probability of 25.2%.
The most likely scoreline for a Kashiwa Reysol win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.17%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.23%) and 2-0 (7.85%). The likeliest Urawa Red Diamonds win was 0-1 (7.75%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.96%). The actual scoreline of 0-2 was predicted with a 4.6% likelihood.