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 Kashima Antlers win with a probability of 48.72%. A win for Nagoya Grampus had a probability of 25.67% and a draw had a probability of 25.6%.
The most likely scoreline for a Kashima Antlers win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.72%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.33%) and 2-0 (8.98%). The likeliest Nagoya Grampus win was 0-1 (7.94%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.16%). The actual scoreline of 0-1 was predicted with a 7.9% likelihood.
