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 45.07%. A win for Vegalta Sendai had a probability of 27.7% and a draw had a probability of 27.2%.
The most likely scoreline for a Urawa Red Diamonds win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.66%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.77%) and 2-0 (8.68%). The likeliest Vegalta Sendai win was 0-1 (9.35%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.8%). The actual scoreline of 6-0 was predicted with a 0.1% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Urawa Red Diamonds would win this match.