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 Consadole Sapporo win with a probability of 36.48%. A win for Sanfrecce Hiroshima had a probability of 36.44% and a draw had a probability of 27.1%.
The most likely scoreline for a Consadole Sapporo win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.33%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8%) and 2-0 (6.43%). The likeliest Sanfrecce Hiroshima win was 0-1 (10.33%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.85%). The actual scoreline of 0-2 was predicted with a 6.4% likelihood.
