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 FC Tokyo win with a probability of 36.63%. A win for Sanfrecce Hiroshima had a probability of 35.55% and a draw had a probability of 27.8%.
The most likely scoreline for a FC Tokyo win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.13%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (7.86%) and 2-0 (6.68%). The likeliest Sanfrecce Hiroshima win was 0-1 (10.93%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.11%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with a 9.3% likelihood.