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 Kashima Antlers win with a probability of 59.27%. A draw had a probability of 21.2% and a win for Shimizu S-Pulse had a probability of 19.51%.
The most likely scoreline for a Kashima Antlers win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.94%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (9.31%) and 1-0 (9.24%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.87%), while for a Shimizu S-Pulse win it was 1-2 (5.27%). The actual scoreline of 1-3 was predicted with a 1.9% likelihood.