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 Kawasaki Frontale win with a probability of 45.22%. A win for Sanfrecce Hiroshima had a probability of 27.96% and a draw had a probability of 26.8%.
The most likely scoreline for a Kawasaki Frontale win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.17%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.89%) and 2-0 (8.54%). The likeliest Sanfrecce Hiroshima win was 0-1 (9.04%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.68%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with a 12.2% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 1-0 win for Kawasaki Frontale in this match and our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted the win for Kawasaki Frontale.