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 47.6%. A win for Consadole Sapporo had a probability of 27.87% and a draw had a probability of 24.5%.
The most likely scoreline for a Kashima Antlers win was 0-1 with a probability of 9.76%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (9.42%) and 0-2 (7.93%). The likeliest Consadole Sapporo win was 1-0 (7.12%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.58%). The actual scoreline of 2-2 was predicted with a 5.6% likelihood.