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 41.04%. A win for Avispa Fukuoka had a probability of 31.35% and a draw had a probability of 27.6%.
The most likely scoreline for a Urawa Red Diamonds win was 0-1 with a probability of 11.92%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.4%) and 0-2 (7.7%). The likeliest Avispa Fukuoka win was 1-0 (10.08%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.01%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 5.5% likelihood.