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 Yokohama F Marinos win with a probability of 65.58%. A draw had a probability of 20% and a win for Vegalta Sendai had a probability of 14.44%.
The most likely scoreline for a Yokohama F Marinos win was 0-2 with a probability of 11.52%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (11.13%) and 1-2 (9.83%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.49%), while for a Vegalta Sendai win it was 1-0 (4.58%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with a 5.4% likelihood.