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 Sanfrecce Hiroshima win with a probability of 55.71%. A win for Consadole Sapporo had a probability of 22.89% and a draw had a probability of 21.4%.
The most likely scoreline for a Sanfrecce Hiroshima win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.73%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (7.9%) and 1-0 (7.81%). The likeliest Consadole Sapporo win was 1-2 (5.92%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (9.61%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with a 3.9% likelihood.