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 39.52%. A win for Vissel Kobe had a probability of 32.75% and a draw had a probability of 27.7%.
The most likely scoreline for a Sanfrecce Hiroshima win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.66%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.22%) and 2-0 (7.34%). The likeliest Vissel Kobe win was 0-1 (10.37%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.06%). The actual scoreline of 1-1 was predicted with a 13.1% likelihood.