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 42.52%. A win for Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors had a probability of 33.12% and a draw had a probability of 24.4%.
The most likely scoreline for a Yokohama F Marinos win was 2-1 with a probability of 8.96%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (8.25%) and 2-0 (6.53%). The likeliest Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors win was 1-2 (7.75%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.31%). The actual scoreline of 4-1 was predicted with a 1.9% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Yokohama F Marinos would win this match.