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 Yokohama F Marinos win with a probability of 43.95%. A win for Vissel Kobe had a probability of 32.34% and a draw had a probability of 23.7%.
The most likely scoreline for a Yokohama F Marinos win was 1-2 with a probability of 9.05%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (7.68%) and 0-2 (6.43%). The likeliest Vissel Kobe win was 2-1 (7.61%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.8%). The actual scoreline of 3-2 was predicted with a 3% likelihood.