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 Yokohama F Marinos win with a probability of 55.68%. A win for Kyoto Sanga had a probability of 22.76% and a draw had a probability of 21.6%.
The most likely scoreline for a Yokohama F Marinos win was 1-2 with a probability of 9.77%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (8.07%) and 0-1 (8.07%). The likeliest Kyoto Sanga win was 2-1 (5.91%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (9.76%). The actual scoreline of 3-1 was predicted with a 2.4% likelihood.