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 60.49%. A draw had a probability of 22.6% and a win for Shimizu S-Pulse had a probability of 16.9%.

The most likely scoreline for a Cerezo Osaka win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.82%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (11.62%) and 2-1 (9.72%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.72%), while for a Shimizu S-Pulse win it was 0-1 (5.92%). The actual scoreline of 1-1 was predicted with a 10.7% likelihood.