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 50.45%. A draw had a probability of 25.2% and a win for Yokohama FC had a probability of 24.32%.
The most likely scoreline for a Shimizu S-Pulse win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.84%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.45%) and 2-0 (9.34%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.98%), while for a Yokohama FC win it was 0-1 (7.61%). The actual scoreline of 1-1 was predicted with an 12% likelihood.