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 Urawa Red Diamonds win with a probability of 62.58%. A draw had a probability of 21.9% and a win for Shimizu S-Pulse had a probability of 15.54%.
The most likely scoreline for a Urawa Red Diamonds win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.89%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (12.05%) and 2-1 (9.7%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.37%), while for a Shimizu S-Pulse win it was 0-1 (5.55%). The actual scoreline of 0-1 was predicted with a 5.5% likelihood.