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 Kawasaki Frontale win with a probability of 54.35%. A draw had a probability of 23.5% and a win for Cerezo Osaka had a probability of 22.19%.
The most likely scoreline for a Kawasaki Frontale win was 0-1 with a probability of 10.73%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (9.8%) and 0-2 (9.45%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.13%), while for a Cerezo Osaka win it was 1-0 (6.32%). The actual scoreline of 1-3 was predicted with a 5.7% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Kawasaki Frontale would win this match.