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 Kashima Antlers win with a probability of 50.81%. A win for Consadole Sapporo had a probability of 24.87% and a draw had a probability of 24.3%.
The most likely scoreline for a Kashima Antlers win was 0-1 with a probability of 10.58%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (9.61%) and 0-2 (8.82%). The likeliest Consadole Sapporo win was 1-0 (6.93%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.54%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with a 6.9% likelihood.