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 Nagoya Grampus win with a probability of 42.31%. A draw had a probability of 29.2% and a win for Vegalta Sendai had a probability of 28.48%.
The most likely scoreline for a Nagoya Grampus win was 0-1 with a probability of 14.15%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (8.56%) and 1-2 (8.01%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (13.24%), while for a Vegalta Sendai win it was 1-0 (10.95%). The actual scoreline of 1-1 was predicted with a 13.2% likelihood.