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 Consadole Sapporo win with a probability of 50.36%. A draw had a probability of 25.6% and a win for Vegalta Sendai had a probability of 24.01%.
The most likely scoreline for a Consadole Sapporo win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.42%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (9.57%) and 2-1 (9.35%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (12.14%), while for a Vegalta Sendai win it was 0-1 (7.89%). The actual scoreline of 3-3 was predicted with a 0.8% likelihood.