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 Gamba Osaka win with a probability of 51.31%. A draw had a probability of 25.4% and a win for Shimizu S-Pulse had a probability of 23.31%.
The most likely scoreline for a Gamba Osaka win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.46%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (9.75%) and 2-1 (9.42%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (12.02%), while for a Shimizu S-Pulse win it was 0-1 (7.69%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with a 8% likelihood.