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 50.22%. A draw had a probability of 25.6% and a win for Vegalta Sendai had a probability of 24.21%.
The most likely scoreline for a Sanfrecce Hiroshima win was 0-1 with a probability of 12.27%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (9.48%) and 1-2 (9.36%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (12.12%), while for a Vegalta Sendai win it was 1-0 (7.86%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with a 8% likelihood.