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 Cerezo Osaka win with a probability of 38.55%. A win for Pohang Steelers had a probability of 34.3% and a draw had a probability of 27.2%.

The most likely scoreline for a Cerezo Osaka win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.81%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.25%) and 2-0 (6.92%). The likeliest Pohang Steelers win was 0-1 (10.06%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.88%). The actual scoreline of 0-1 was predicted with a 10.1% likelihood.