Coverage of the J1 League clash between Urawa Red Diamonds and Sagan Tosu.
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 Urawa Red Diamonds win with a probability of 49.54%. A draw had a probability of 27.7% and a win for Sagan Tosu had a probability of 22.79%.
The most likely scoreline for a Urawa Red Diamonds win was 1-0 with a probability of 15.05%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (10.36%) and 2-1 (8.67%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (12.59%), while for a Sagan Tosu win it was 0-1 (9.15%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with an 8.7% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Urawa Red Diamonds would win this match.
