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 Kawasaki Frontale win with a probability of 75.94%. A draw had a probability of 15.9% and a win for Vegalta Sendai had a probability of 8.18%.
The most likely scoreline for a Kawasaki Frontale win was 0-2 with a probability of 14.02%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (11.92%) and 0-3 (10.99%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (7.52%), while for a Vegalta Sendai win it was 1-0 (3.2%). The actual scoreline of 1-5 was predicted with a 1.9% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Kawasaki Frontale would win this match.