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 42.15%. A win for FC Tokyo had a probability of 30.43% and a draw had a probability of 27.4%.
The most likely scoreline for a Cerezo Osaka win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.99%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.54%) and 2-0 (7.92%). The likeliest FC Tokyo win was 0-1 (9.8%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.93%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with a 9.1% likelihood.