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 Vissel Kobe win with a probability of 48%. A win for Consadole Sapporo had a probability of 28.63% and a draw had a probability of 23.4%.
The most likely scoreline for a Vissel Kobe win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.42%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (8.19%) and 2-0 (7.19%). The likeliest Consadole Sapporo win was 1-2 (7.02%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.71%). The actual scoreline of 4-0 was predicted with a 1.9% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Vissel Kobe would win this match.