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 Shimizu S-Pulse win with a probability of 40.52%. A win for Urawa Red Diamonds had a probability of 32.52% and a draw had a probability of 27%.
The most likely scoreline for a Shimizu S-Pulse win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.03%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.5%) and 2-0 (7.33%). The likeliest Urawa Red Diamonds win was 0-1 (9.64%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.79%). The actual scoreline of 0-2 was predicted with a 5.6% likelihood.
